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Empires & historical states

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Empires & historical states

Paperback. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, this book explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. It also shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Num Pages: 480 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 52 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1QDA; 3B; HDDA; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287570
ISBN
9780520287570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.86

Hardcover. Aristocracy in Antiquity explores and challenges the common assumption that hereditary 'aristocrats' who derive much of their status, privilege and power from their ancestors are identifiable at most times and places in the ancient world. Editor(s): Fisher, Nick; Wees, Hans van. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589014
ISBN
9781910589014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Hardcover. Aristomenes was the legendary hero of the Messenian wars who led resistence against Sparta and yet, despite a full account of his heroic deeds by Pausanias, is now almost forgotten. Num Pages: 244 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 243 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954384548
ISBN
9780954384548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.85

Paperback. Of the 1995 full-length edition:'Aristophanes addicts unite! This book is for us. It has everything that we always wanted to know about Birds and we were unable to find in one place.' Greek Gazette 'The commentary elucidates with an experts knowledge of syntax, meter, and artifacts.. The volume will remain authoritative for generations. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with revisions 1991.
SKU
V9780856682889
ISBN
9780856682889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682100
ISBN
9780856682100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Ecclesiazusae, probably produced in 391 BC, is at once a typically Aristophanic fantasy of gender inversion, obscenity and farce, the earliest surviving work in the western Utopian tradition, and the source of a blueprint for a communist society on which Plato may well have drawn in his Republic. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with corrections 2007. Reprinted 2015.
SKU
V9780856687082
ISBN
9780856687082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684586
ISBN
9780856684586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.29

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

€ 108.41

Paperback. This interpretation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to demonstrate that it is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. The core of the book is an appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313948
ISBN
9780226313948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.18

Paperback. Tracing the argument of the Ethics as it emerges through that approach, this book shows how Aristotle represents ethical virtue from the perspective of those devoted to it while standing back to examine its assumptions and implications. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080529
ISBN
9780226080529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Presents an account of the author's life in relation to political events of his time; the character and history of his writings and of the Politics in particular; his overall conception of political science; and his impact on subsequent political thought from antiquity to the present. Translator(s): Lord, Carnes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226921846
ISBN
9780226921846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Hutchinson, D. S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096537
ISBN
9780691096537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

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
€ 21.87

Hardback. Focusing on the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid between 1876 and 1909, the book explores the determining factors that influenced the development of the Ottoman armaments market. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 34. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766331
ISBN
9781780766331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.57
€ 133.93

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

€ 107.05

Paperback. An illustrated history of arts, crafts and design of the first peoples of South America. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 564. an Illustrated History of the Arts, Crafts and Design of the First Peoples of South America, Shown in 250 Rich and Vibrant Photographs. 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. An illustrated history of arts, crafts and design of the first peoples of South America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLC. Dimension: 283 x 217 x 8. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780191386
ISBN
9781780191386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801494017
ISBN
9780801494017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardcover. Demonstrates the central significance of rhetoric in ancient responses to and receptions of Roman art. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Meyer, Michel. Num Pages: 524 pages, 129 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107000711
ISBN
9781107000711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.67

Paperback. In this study, originally published in Norway as Fra Principat Til Dominat, Professor L'Orange sets down the essence of his thought on the crucial period of transition from decentralization to standardization in civic and cultural life-a period not unlike our own.

Num Pages: 131 pages, 67ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003054
ISBN
9780691003054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.47
€ 41.44

Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248151
ISBN
9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.35

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