Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Hardcover. Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. This book unravels the complexity of Ottoman temporal culture and tells the story of its transformation. It presents us with a new understanding of the relationship between time and modernity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226257723
- ISBN
- 9780226257723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.64€ 47.39
€ 55.64
€ 47.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535100
- ISBN
- 9781784535100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.69€ 133.93
€ 150.69
€ 133.93
Hardcover. Bright Eyes of Danger is rich in detail about the British advancement in India during the latter part of the eighteenth century thus becoming the paramount power over all India except for the Sikh Kingdom in the Punjab. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982215
- ISBN
- 9781909982215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 40.37
€ 52.16
€ 40.37
Paperback. The rise and fall of the British Empire profoundly shaped the history of modern Scotland and the identity of its people. By examining the opinions of Scots towards the empire from numerous professional and personal backgrounds, Scotland emerges as a nation inextricably linked to the British Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137582829
- ISBN
- 9781137582829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. This graduated Hellenistic Greek reader includes within-passage translation support and helps intermediate/advanced students of Greek improve their reading ability. Num Pages: 526 pages, 16 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 2AHB; 3D; CJB; HBJD; HBLA1; HRCG3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107686281
- ISBN
- 9781107686281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.48
€ 48.48
hardcover. The Roman historian C. Sallustius Crispus, better known as Sallust, decided to write about the war against the Numidian king Jugurtha, 'because it was a long and cruel struggle in which fortune swung from side to side; and secondly, because it was then for the first time that a stand was taken against the arrogance of the nobles'. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686375
- ISBN
- 9780856686375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.14
€ 178.14
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Hardback. The Ptolemaic period witnessed an enormous increase in the number of hieroglyphic signs and iconographic elements. This volume examines these techniques from their smallest details to their broadest thematic connections, foregrounding individual techniques to determine the words and phrases singled out for emphasis. 266 b&w illus., 17 tables Series: Wilbour Studies in Egyptology and Assyriology. Num Pages: 573 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040512
- ISBN
- 9781937040512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.22
€ 153.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 413 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239982
- ISBN
- 9780520239982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.30€ 63.19
€ 82.30
€ 63.19
Paperback. Tracing the beginnings of the British colonial enterprise in South Asia and the Middle East, this title brings together key texts from the era of the privately owned British East India Company through the crises that led to the Company's takeover by the Crown in 1858. It ends with the momentous opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Editor(s): Harlow, Barbara; Carter, Mia. Num Pages: 832 pages, 28 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331643
- ISBN
- 9780822331643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.13
€ 49.99
€ 44.13
Paperback. Looks at how natural phenomena shaped the stories of Exodus, the Sojourn in the Wilderness, and the Israelite conquest of Canaan. This title demonstrates that the Exodus was in fact two separate exoduses both triggered by volcanic eruptions - and provides scientific explanations for the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDH; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150215
- ISBN
- 9780691150215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780271019215
- ISBN
- 9780271019215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.42€ 46.79
€ 54.42
€ 46.79
Paperback. A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBT; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415232371
- ISBN
- 9780415232371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
Paperback. Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors and Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of his life. This new edition contains a new preface and a revised bibliography. Series: Roman Imperial Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415217538
- ISBN
- 9780415217538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.07
€ 56.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Witches' Almanac United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780977370313
- ISBN
- 9780977370313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.50
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 color and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1QDAK; ACC; AFKB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873658584
- ISBN
- 9780873658584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.07
€ 38.99
€ 33.07
Hardback. Lives of the Caesars is a collection of biographical essays about Rome's most fascinating and influential emperors, from Augustus to Justinian. Written by authoritative experts in an accessible and lively style, this book examines 12 individuals who each placed their own distinctive stamp on one of the most significant periods in European history. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127547
- ISBN
- 9781405127547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.00
€ 110.00
Paperback. Lives of the Caesars is a collection of biographical essays about Rome's most fascinating and influential emperors, from Augustus to Justinian. Written by authoritative experts in an accessible and lively style, this book examines 12 individuals who each placed their own distinctive stamp on one of the most significant periods in European history. Editor(s): Barrett, Anthony A. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127554
- ISBN
- 9781405127554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.87
€ 44.99
€ 44.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Godfrey, Barry; Dunstall, Graeme. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781843921073
- ISBN
- 9781843921073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
Hardcover. This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica, in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 27 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354302
- ISBN
- 9780230354302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.89
€ 50.89