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Hardback. The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later, it was a fraction of its former size. Ravaged by warfare and disease, the empire seemed destined to collapse. Yet it did not die. John Haldon elucidates the factors that allowed the empire to survive against all odds into the eighth century. Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 206 x 35. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088771
ISBN
9780674088771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 47.79

Paperback. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892515
ISBN
9781861892515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A.; Fantham, Elaine; Yardley, John C. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; GBC; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156514
ISBN
9780691156514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism, or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. This tile offers a fresh way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. It traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 1 map, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226570648
ISBN
9780226570648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.29

Hardcover. In the fifth century BCE, an artistic revolution occurred in Greece, as sculptors developed the ways of representing bodies, movement, and space. This title tells the story of Greek sculpture. It provides the ways to understand classical sculpture in Greek terms, and analyzes the relationship between political and stylistic histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour plates, 130 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 2232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226570631
ISBN
9780226570631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 81.80

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838548
ISBN
9781843838548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

Paperback. Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262550420
ISBN
9780262550420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.25

Paperback. An introduction to the people who lived along the Nile for almost 35 centuries, this collection of essays presents studies of ancient Egyptians arranged by social type - slaves, craftsmen, priests, bureaucrats, pharaohs, peasants and women - representing Egyptian culture, state and society. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155562
ISBN
9780226155562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. Explores Ancient Egyptian civilization. This book covers seven broad themes. Editor(s): Wilkinson, Toby. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 592 pages, 89 black & white halftones, 41 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415562959
ISBN
9780415562959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024981
ISBN
9780691024981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.30

Paperback. For millennia, the culture of the ancient Egyptians has fascinated historians and spiritual seekers. The 20th anniversary edition of this seminal work includes all-new material analysing the progress in modern Egyptology Num Pages: 190 pages, 80 4-colour illustrations including four gatefolds. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 331 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised, Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452144382
ISBN
9781452144382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.09

Paperback. A collection of funerary texts from a variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. It consists of spells, prayers and incantations, and contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. It offers insights into ancient Egypt. Translator(s): Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallace. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455502
ISBN
9780140455502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Provides a nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman empire. The author discusses the changing views of the Ottoman Empire more generally and assesses what this changing historiography can tell us about this period in Greek history. It covers the period from the fall of Constantinople to the Russo Ottoman War. Series: The Edinburgh History of the Greeks. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDT; 3J; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693993
ISBN
9780748693993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.32

Hardcover. Opening up the field of diasporic Anglo-Arab literature to critical debate, this reference companion spans from the first Arab novel in 1911 right up to the present day. It guides students through the set novels on Anglo-Arab literature courses, and sophisticated critical analyses of the major Anglo-Arab novelists, for advanced scholars. Editor(s): Gana, Nouri. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685530
ISBN
9780748685530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.65
€ 156.28

Paperback. This introduction to the Ancient Greek economy has proved popular in France, and has also been translated into Italian and Greek; this first English edition is of the second French edition of 2007. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253667
ISBN
9780520253667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Shows how Western governments are trapping the developing world in a cycle of violence and poverty. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; GTJ; JPSL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332246
ISBN
9780745332246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474291835
ISBN
9781474291835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.37
€ 114.88

Paperback. The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II offers a transnational perspective on the age of King Ramesses II of Egypt during the centuries of 1500 to 1200 BC. Providing a compelling narrative, synthesis of current research, and rich illustrations, this book offers a wide perspective on the age of Ramesses II. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332209
ISBN
9781444332209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria between 1860 and 1914. This book shows that socialist and anarchist ideas were regularly discussed, disseminated, and reworked among intellectuals, workers, dramatists, Egyptians, Ottoman Syrians, and others in these cities. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280144
ISBN
9780520280144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardcover. This volume, the first of two dealing with the Early Iron Age deposits from the Athenian Agora, publishes all the tombs from the end of the Bronze Age through the Late Geometric period. It will be an invaluable reference work for archaeologists and scholars of early Greece, and Athens in particular. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 637 b/w figs, 8 col pls, 1 col foldout, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876612361
ISBN
9780876612361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Northcott, K.J.; Lutzeier, E. Num Pages: 230 pages, 64 halftones, 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226586588
ISBN
9780226586588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. The first five books of Livy's history of Rome record the city's foundations through the Republic to Rome's recovery after the Gallic invasion of the 4th century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448092
ISBN
9780140448092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBT; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802839725
ISBN
9780802839725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.93

Hardcover. Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion, stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again. During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire, puzzling archaeologists and scholars alike. Illustrator(s): Hodges, C.Walter. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 5AG; YFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857155204
ISBN
9781857155204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.79

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