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Hardcover. Based largely on new material, this book examines thuggee as a type of banditry, emerging in a specific socio-economic and geographic context. The British usually described the thugs as fanatic assassins and Kali-worshippers, yet Wagner argues that the history of thuggee need no longer be limited to the study of its representation. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547179
- ISBN
- 9780230547179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.75
€ 129.75
Paperback. This book provides a reassessment of thuggee in the context of banditry and the colonial state in early nineteenth-century India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361540
- ISBN
- 9781349361540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Paperback. Designed to introduce both students and general readers to a work that is an essential part of a liberal education, this book seeks to encourage readers to explore Greek author Thucydides - one of the world's greatest historians. It examines his landmark "History of the Peloponnesian War", one of the great classics of Western civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138800
- ISBN
- 9780691138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Nagy, Blaise. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CJB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585104123
- ISBN
- 9781585104123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.26
€ 34.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040112
- ISBN
- 9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.08
€ 29.99
€ 27.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453168
- ISBN
- 9780801453168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
paperback. Understanding the history of Athens in the second half of the fifth century BC is largely dependent on the legacy of the historian Thucydides. Previous scholarship has tended to view Thucydides' account as infallible. This book challenges that received wisdom, advancing several controversial views. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415165525
- ISBN
- 9780415165525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Paperback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study. Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349578993
- ISBN
- 9781349578993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Hardback. This book, the first of two monographs exploring Thucydides, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on political order, using the Peloponnesian War to explore the historiography and political development of the ancient world. These scholars analyze the original source material of the Athenian order and interpretations of such material. Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527622
- ISBN
- 9781137527622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.77
€ 118.77
Hardback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study. Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527745
- ISBN
- 9781137527745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Offers a reading of Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. This title reveals Thucydides' use of objectivity not so much as a standard for the proper presentation of his subject matter as a method for communicating with his readers and involving them in the complexity and suffering of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102399
- ISBN
- 9780691102399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Stahl's classic book on Thucydides is one of the most profound and widely respected modern studies of the Athenian historian. Published in German in 1966 as Thukydides: Die Stellung des Menschen im geschichtlichen Prozess, it has not been available in English until now. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125326
- ISBN
- 9781905125326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.24
€ 33.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Series: Ancients in Action. Num Pages: 104 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472523990
- ISBN
- 9781472523990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.19
€ 32.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTQ; JFSL9; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855756628
- ISBN
- 9780855756628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
paperback. Num Pages: 311 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFML; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Merlin Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366549
- ISBN
- 9780850366549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.55
€ 33.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 6ill.1tab. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226395739
- ISBN
- 9780226395739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.41
€ 32.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Series: Waves of Freedom. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800723422
- ISBN
- 9780800723422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173872
- ISBN
- 9780231173872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173865
- ISBN
- 9780231173865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14€ 74.64
€ 99.14
€ 74.64
Paperback. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 24 March 1980 while celebrating the Eucharist. In these powerful and moving selections from his broadcast talks Romero invites us each day to move into the 'intimate space' of our conscience, to encounter ourselves there, and then to go out to create a more just world. BIC Classification: DN; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780232526950
- ISBN
- 9780232526950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.31
€ 16.99
€ 13.31