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hardcover. Beginning with a definition of the pre-rational meaning of "truth" in archaic Greece, Detienne traces the lineage of the concept. Its distinct difference from the logic of the western philosophers is discussed and a movement from a religious to a secular thought about truth is identified. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 231 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Zone Books – MIT
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032568
ISBN
9780942299854
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. This volume traces the odyssey of truth "aletheia", from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. The book begins with an examination of how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299861
ISBN
9780942299861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Readers of Herodotus' Histories are familiar with its reports of bizarre portents, riddling oracles, and striking dreams. This book represents an examination of signs and their interpreters, as well as the terminology Herodotus uses to describe sign transmission, reception, and decoding. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055889
ISBN
9780674055889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.91

paperback. Forming a link in a chain that reaches back through Ovid's "Metamorphoses" directly to Homer, Roberto Calasso's award-winning re-examination of fantastic fables and mysteries, which we may only think we know, sets out to explore the entire world of Greek mythology and piece it back together. Translator(s): Parks, Tim. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034185
ISBN
9780099308010
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardcover. With contributions from scholars from around the world, this volume builds upon the American Academy in Rome's first volume on Rome's maritime life, ""The Seaborne Commerce of Ancient Rome: Studies in Archaeology and History"". Editor(s): Hohlfelder, Robert L. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 352 pages, 146 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTM; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472115815
ISBN
9780472115815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.62

Paperback. An exploration of one of the paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 65. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106748
ISBN
9780349106748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Hardback. Originally published in 2 vols.: Paris: Armand Colin, c2007 and c2008. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144702
ISBN
9780691144702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85
€ 42.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 442 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; 3JB; 3JD; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024237
ISBN
9780253024237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646954
ISBN
9780691646954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QFE; 3JM; JFFN; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198596
ISBN
9781845198596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.14

Featuring contributions by authors from across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, The Loyal Atlantic brings Loyalism into a genuinely international focus. Editor(s): Bannister, Jerry; Riordan, Liam. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442642089
ISBN
9781442642089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

Hardback. Editor(s): Feng, Zhu. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447303
ISBN
9780801447303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 pp. b/w. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223538
ISBN
9780300223538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444764826
ISBN
9781444764826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. This edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors. Editor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel; Philbrick, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1QSP; FC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437966
ISBN
9780140437966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199937875
ISBN
9780199937875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. Reveals Epizephyrian Locri - a Greek colony on the Adriatic coast of Italy - as a third way in Greek culture, neither Athens nor Sparta. Drawing on a range of literary and archaeological evidence, this work offers an account of this poorly understood Greek city-state, and in particular the distinctive role of women and marriage therein. Num Pages: 480 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116051
ISBN
9780691116051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44
€ 90.51

paperback. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Num Pages: 306 pages, 78 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 306 pages, 130 b&w illustrations, 1 map. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight: 544.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229150
ISBN
9780520229150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Determining that the term sykophant was applied rhetorically rather than, as some have believed, to describe a specific subclass, Christ shows how the public debates over legal chicanery helped define the limits of ethical behavior under the law and in public life. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801858635
ISBN
9780801858635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

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