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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

Hardback. This volume challenges the widespread belief that scientific knowledge as such is international. Employing case studies from Austria, Poland, the Czech lands, and Hungary, the authors show how scientists in the late Habsburg Monarchy simultaneously nationalized and internationalized their knowledge. Editor(s): Ash, Mitchell G.; Surman, Jan. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDU; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230289871
ISBN
9780230289871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. Called by Plutarch 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years. This book provides a detailed study of this great general and administrator. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208803
ISBN
9780520208803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Hardcover. One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view to tracing the origins of those grand developments which eventually occurred. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125586
ISBN
9781905125586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Hardback. Explores a little-known aspect of life in Ancient Egypt, celebrating the Egyptians as the first known civilisation to have formed the special bond with the dog that persists as the most remarkable of human-animal relationships. This book provides a fresh insight into the development of mankind's remarkable bond with the domesticated dog. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
226
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111168
ISBN
9781845111168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 49.75

Hardback. How the great minds of the West formed an image of the Ottoman Empire and of Eastern Europe in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, and the intellectual foundations of this construction, are the principal themes of Pippidi's pathbreaking book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041997
ISBN
9781849041997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
2061
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845110000
ISBN
9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 595.40

Paperback. Israel frequently features in the news, often for the wrong reasons. Violence in the Holy Land is an all-too-common occurrence. This book illuminates the evolution of the Jewish nation, forerunner of the modern State of Israel. It is the story of key formative experiences of the Jews, including the dispersion of the 'Lost Tribes of Israel,'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453583
ISBN
9780752453583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Murnane, Nadav Na'aman, Rodolfo Ragionieri, Raymond Westbrook, and Carlo Zaccagnini. Editor(s): Cohen, Raymond; Westbrook, Raymond. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871030
ISBN
9780801871030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.14

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125029
ISBN
9781905125029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Paperback. Professor Barry Cunliffe's historic excavation of the site unfolds the history of the palace, its military beginnings, and its final destruction. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 colour & 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDAR; AMKH; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752414089
ISBN
9780752414089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 129 halftones, 27 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMN; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010192
ISBN
9780674010192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

Hardcover. Features the papers that form a case for viewing competition for superiority as a major force in ancient history, including the earliest human societies and the Assyrian and Aztec empires. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125487
ISBN
9781905125487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089812
ISBN
9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback. Provides evidence which not only outlines the history of the Carthaginian army during the period of the Punic Wars but which also describes the organisation and equipment of the army. This book addresses how Carthage's army matched up to other Hellenistic armies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations 25 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441214
ISBN
9780752441214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from northern Germany through Muscovy to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012547
ISBN
9780674012547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.92

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125432
ISBN
9781905125432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.22

Hardback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617555
ISBN
9780748617555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.47
€ 148.09

Hardback. In this volume of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War. Editor(s): Grieveson, Lee; MacCabe, Colin. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 765.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574223
ISBN
9781844574223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 106.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen M. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 333 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1998.
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782744368
ISBN
9781782744368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.78

Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
281
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443836
ISBN
9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

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