×


 x 

Shopping cart

Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas

Results 1601 - 1620 of 2886

Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas

Hardback. Addressing a neglected but essential subject, this book focuses on the diaspora of tens of thousands of people between about 700 and 325 BCE, demonstrating the degree to which Greeks were liable to be forced to leave their homes due to political upheaval, oppression, poverty, warfare, or simply a desire to better themselves. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161051
ISBN
9780691161051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Embarks on a 23,000-mile trek around the southern-most border of the tropics - a place of both beauty and human suffering. This work is a collection of adventures, strange rituals and exotic wildlife. It also confronts issues such as our changing environment, poverty, and globalisation. Num Pages: 400 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846073861
ISBN
9781846073861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The powerful image that the kings of Egypt presented to their subjects was so awe inspiring and captivating that people today are still impressed by the compelling stories and imposing statuary of the Pharaoh. This title reveals that the reality of Egyptian kingship was often much more complex. Series: A Journey through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 96 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354. King of Egypt. Series: A Journey through Time. 96 pages, 96 colour illustrations. The powerful image that the kings of Egypt presented to their subjects was so awe inspiring and captivating that people today are still impressed by the compelling stories and imposing statuary of the Pharaoh. This title reveals that the reality of Egyptian kingship was often much more complex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Dimension: 201 x 199 x 10. Weight: 354.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119984
ISBN
9780714119984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Is the tsunami of regulation pouring out of Brussels in reality strangling industry, destroying jobs, restricting personal freedom, desecrating the environment and impoverishing the developing world? This book reveals what our European rulers are really getting up to. It presents a story of bureaucracy, hypocrisy and kleptocracy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Charts and tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847945709
ISBN
9781847945709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. Suitable for policy-makers, who increasingly find themselves dealing with complex issues of growth, inequality, poverty, and social welfare, this book presents a synthesis of recent and older literature in the development economics and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. Num Pages: 872 pages, 139 line illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1674.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
848
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017068
ISBN
9780691017068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 254 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Publisher
America´s Test Kitchen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940352640
ISBN
9781940352640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.08

Paperback. Surveys the places, performers, and techniques of necromancy as well as the reasons for turning to it. This book investigates the cave-based sites of oracles of the dead at Heracleia Pontica and Tainaron, as well as the oracles at the Acheron and Avernus, which probably consisted of lakeside precincts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRQM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119687
ISBN
9780691119687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 51.57

Paperback. Literary Texts and the Greek Historian provides a comprehensive and well documented survey of the ways in which non-historical texts, as well as historical ones, can be used to construct Greek history. Series: Approaching the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415073516
ISBN
9780415073516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Hardback. The life of Rome's fiercest would-be conquerer Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976862
ISBN
9781597976862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.38

Paperback. A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume. Translator(s): Hard, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199589241
ISBN
9780199589241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014487
ISBN
9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447237198
ISBN
9781447237198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219166
ISBN
9780812219166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181822
ISBN
9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Constantine the Great moved the seat of Roman power to Constantinople in AD 330 and for eleven brutal, bloody centuries, the Byzantine Empire became a beacon of grand magnificence and depraved decadence. In this book, the author provides the definitive introduction to the savage, scintillating world of Byzantium. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953051
ISBN
9780241953051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3B; 3D; GM; HBLA1; HDDC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310618
ISBN
9781477310618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. This book provides an English translation of 12 orations (mostly unknown) of the sophist Libanius who had an important school of rhetoric in Antioch (Syria) and was one of the most influential figures in the fourth century. Translator(s): Cribiore, Raffaella. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382530
ISBN
9781781382530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. Series: Yale Library of Military History. Num Pages: 424 pages, 44 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227093
ISBN
9780300227093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. The Emperors of Rome charts the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the emperors. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877501
ISBN
9781780877501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. For nearly four centuries, Britain was a province on the outer edge of the Roman Empire and developed a distinctively Romano-British culture and way of life. This title offers an introduction to the history, society, culture and art of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDA; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476. Life at the Edge of Empire. 160 pages, 120 colour illustrations. For nearly four centuries, Britain was a province on the outer edge of the Roman Empire and developed a distinctively Romano-British culture and way of life. This title offers an introduction to the history, society, culture and art of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDA; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Dimension: 228 x 174 x 16. Weight: 480.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150611
ISBN
9780714150611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!