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Paperback. Editor(s): Levene, D. S. Translator(s): Fyfe, W.H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540709
ISBN
9780199540709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.33

Hardcover. Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history describes the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a vital achievement despite its incomplete state; all but the first five of its original forty books survive. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996595
ISBN
9780674996595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Hardcover. Traditionally known as the Father of History, the Greek writer Herodotus(c 484-420 BC), was the first man to tell a story in prose on the scale of the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. This book deals with his work. Editor(s): Blakeney, E.H. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152340
ISBN
9781857152340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.30

Hardcover. Tacitus (c. 55 c. 120 CE), renowned for concision and psychology, is paramount as a historian of the early Roman empire. What survives of "Histories" covers the dramatic years 69 70. What survives of "Annals" tells an often terrible tale of 14 28, 31 37, and, partially, 47 66. Translator(s): Moore, C.H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 497 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
497
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1925
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674991231
ISBN
9780674991231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

paperback. The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. This book offers a translation of Herodotus' Histories. Translator(s): Holland, Tom. Num Pages: 880 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455397
ISBN
9780140455397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449082
ISBN
9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Laonikos was one of the Greek historians of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and the first Greek writer to treat Islam as a legitimate cultural and religious system. He viewed Byzantines as Greeks rather than Romans, and his Histories of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire stands at the origins of Neo-Hellenic identity. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Professor of Classics Anthony (Ohio State University The Ohio State University, USA Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio State University). Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599185
ISBN
9780674599185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.07

Hardcover. Laonikos was one of the Greek historians of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and the first Greek writer to treat Islam as a legitimate cultural and religious system. He viewed Byzantines as Greeks rather than Romans, and his Histories> of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire stands at the origins of Neo-Hellenic identity. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 211 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599192
ISBN
9780674599192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.07

Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew Rev
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996618
ISBN
9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. Walter Blanco's acclaimed translation of The Histories is now available in its entirety in this revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Blanco, Walter; Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert. Translator(s): Blanco, Walter. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, 7 Maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
647
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393933970
ISBN
9780393933970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Hardback. Translator(s): Anidjar, Gil. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149082
ISBN
9780231149082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.43

Paperback. The Historiography of Genocide is an indispensable guide to the development of the emerging discipline of genocide studies and the only available assessment of the historical literature pertaining to genocides. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 black & white tables, 4 charts, 8 graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279551
ISBN
9780230279551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 655 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1081.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992192
ISBN
9781403992192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 586 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403999276
ISBN
9781403999276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 220.77

Hardback. This collection of essays by leading scholars in their fields provides a comprehensive survey of Holocaust historiography, and covers both long-established historical disputes as well as research questions and methodologies that have developed during the massive growth in Holocaust studies. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Num Pages: 584 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1029.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333997451
ISBN
9780333997451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

Hardback. In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East, controlling the Balkans south of the Danube and all of Asia Minor into Armenia and Syria. By 1079 it had become a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by powerful enemies on all sides. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 656 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 757.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057999
ISBN
9780674057999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.07

Hardback. The Cyprus conflict was for long an inactive volcano, but it erupted violently in 1955, 1963 and 1974. Now more of a smouldering fire, its persistence is a serious obstacle on Turkey's route to EU accession. Uniquely utilizing Turkish sources, this book looks at how the conflict has developed since 1978. Num Pages: 326 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVC; HBJD; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242111
ISBN
9780230242111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Everill, Bronwen; Kaplan, J. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JFC; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349444199
ISBN
9781349444199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

Hardcover. The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa. Editor(s): Everill, Bronwen; Kaplan, Josiah. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JKSR; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270016
ISBN
9781137270016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. This revised impression enables another generation of readers to sample what Eric Hobsbawm has referred to as 'that magnificent monument of scholarship and humanity'. Editor(s): Hawkes, J. G. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 101.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521316231
ISBN
9780521316231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

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