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Empires & historical states

Paperback. What does the study of Plato s dialogues tell us about the modern meaning of sex ? How can recent developments in the philosophy of sex and gender help us read these ancient texts anew? Plato and Sex addresses these questions for the first time. Series: Feminist Revision. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626413
ISBN
9780745626413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.03

Paperback. Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black and white in-text illustrations and 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728849
ISBN
9780198728849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Museums play a vital role in connecting us with little-known terrains and the deep mysteries of our historical past. Based on the author's exploration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this title reveals the powerful role of museums in shaping our understanding of science, culture, and history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; GM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1056.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226542102
ISBN
9780226542102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they build pyramids and how were mummies made? These and other questions are answered with short, informative text, vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH; YQH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474903226
ISBN
9781474903226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.75

Hardback. A guide for beginner readers to Ancient Greece and the lives of its citizens. Find out how far the Greek Empire spread, how it was governed, what people wore, ate and did for fun, learn about some of the most famous philosophers, mathematicians and medics of the age and about how the Empire declined. Illustrator(s): King, Colin. Series: Beginners. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 4KHA; 5AD; YNH. Category: (JN) Preschool (0-5). Dimension: 159 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474903196
ISBN
9781474903196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.75

Paperback. From Fiji to the Falkland Islands, from Malaysia to Australia and South Africa, from Lagos to Ottawa, British men and women, with no training, were dispatched to strange places, among strange people and faced unimaginable conditions. This book reveals the day-today lives, griefs and triumphs of governors at the height of the British Empire. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041216
ISBN
9780141041216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
For Dummies
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470987872
ISBN
9780470987872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
Media tie-in, The true story behind the events in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118454794
ISBN
9781118454794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.44

hardcover. Employs the concept of 'nonsense' to explore those parts of Greek comedy perceived as 'just silly' and so 'not meaningful'. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107050150
ISBN
9781107050150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

Hardcover. The Gentleman's House analyses the architecture, decoration, and furnishings of small classical houses in the eighteenth century. By examining nearly two hundred houses it offers a new interpretation of social mobility in the British Atlantic World characterized by incremental social change. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JF; AMKD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378378
ISBN
9781137378378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125265
ISBN
9781905125265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.87

Paperback. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 16 black & white line drawings, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892547
ISBN
9780801892547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.11

Hardback. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 16 black & white line drawings, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892530
ISBN
9780801892530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.20

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604251
ISBN
9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.65
€ 43.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633411
ISBN
9780691633411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.11

Hardcover. This book presents a historical study of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity from the accession of the emperor Diocletian 284 to the death of the emperor Heraclius in 641. Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 488 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405108577
ISBN
9781405108577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.63

Paperback. Tells the history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476. This title draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to archaeological finds. It concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330488
ISBN
9781780330488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.54

Paperback. Diocletian and the Roman Recovery is both a portrait of one of Rome's greatest and most original rulers, and a political study in the emergence of Absolutism. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415918275
ISBN
9780415918275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Hardback. Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. . Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331998
ISBN
9781444331998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813589
ISBN
9780932813589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.90

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