Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan; Kenny, Sir Anthony. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158464
- ISBN
- 9780691158464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. Suitable for all students of Greek theatre and literature, this book examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Editor(s): Heath, Malcolm. Translator(s): Heath, Malcolm. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446364
- ISBN
- 9780140446364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686740
- ISBN
- 9780856686740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.39
€ 178.39
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521166010
- ISBN
- 9780521166010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.64
€ 31.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408836224
- ISBN
- 9781408836224
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Hardcover. Unique portrait of life before, during and after the Armenian Genocide Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; FT; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532116
- ISBN
- 9781784532116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 48.43
€ 52.16
€ 48.43
Paperback. Arrian's account of Alexander's life and campaigns, published as the Anabasis and its companion piece the Indica, is our prime source for the history of Alexander, told with great narrative skill. This edition features a new translation of both texts, introduction, notes, guide to military systems and terminology, maps and a full index. Translator(s): Hammond, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199587247
- ISBN
- 9780199587247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005019
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- 9780140442533
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005139
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Published 1921-35, with a 1936 index, this highly illustrated excavation report documents the discovery of Minoan civilisation on Crete. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology. Num Pages: 3698 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 36 x 29 x 29. Weight in Grams: 9500.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 3698
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108061070
- ISBN
- 9781108061070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 387.48€ 384.60
€ 387.48
€ 384.60
Paperback. In this second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415336611
- ISBN
- 9780415336611
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
Paperback. A study that employs modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. It challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state - not merely in modern but in ancient terms. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 394 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259928
- ISBN
- 9780520259928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085206
- ISBN
- 9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23€ 52.20
€ 67.23
€ 52.20
Paperback. This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255360
- ISBN
- 9781118255360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
Hardback. This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160728
- ISBN
- 9781405160728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.63
€ 145.63
Hardback. Asher Ovadiah is Professor of Art History at Tel Aviv University, and an authority on the Classical and Byzantine monuments of Israel. This selection of articles, published over the last twenty-five years, falls into four groups and is gathered around a number of common themes. Num Pages: 580 pages, 415 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899828470
- ISBN
- 9781899828470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.44
€ 109.44
hardcover. Examines the engagement of Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae with Parmenidean philosophy to issue a political critique of tragic deception and its effects. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107040823
- ISBN
- 9781107040823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.04€ 92.05
€ 105.04
€ 92.05
Paperback. The British Empire influenced many aspects of the world we live in today. The international system remains heavily marked by British imperialism, and the borders, nations, and federations it created. This Very Short Introduction introduces and defines the British Empire, reviewing how it evolved into such a force, and the legacy it left behind. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 14 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605415
- ISBN
- 9780199605415
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Hardcover. Reveals how colonies were central to the defence of the British Empire and the command of the oceans that underpinned it. This book considers the colonial role in the WWI. It also considers the WWII, documenting the recruitment of colonial soldiers, their manifold roles in British military formations, and the impact of war on colonial home fronts. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193492
- ISBN
- 9781845193492
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Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardcover. By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this synthesis of imperial and naval/military history reveals the depths of colonial involvement in World War II and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the 18th century. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HS; 1QDB; 1QSN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968406
- ISBN
- 9780333968406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 17.04
€ 29.99
€ 17.04
Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040112
- ISBN
- 9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.88
€ 29.99
€ 26.88
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996267
- ISBN
- 9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.99
€ 32.99
€ 29.99