Empires & historical states
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Empires & historical states
Paperback. Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1232 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780140433937
- ISBN
- 9780140433937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.60
€ 24.99
€ 16.60
Paperback. This is a study of Britain's presence in China both at its peak, and during its inter-war dissolution in the face of assertive Chinese nationalism and declining British diplomatic support. The author seeks to challenge our understanding of British imperialism there. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDB; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719056970
- ISBN
- 9780719056970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.78
€ 36.78
Hardback. This study discusses whether there is a linguistic difference between classical Attic prose texts intended for public oral delivery and those intended for written circulation and private performance, establishing a rigorous methodology for the reconstruction of the native perception of clarity in the original contexts of textual reception. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 black-and-white figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; CF; D; DN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780198795902
- ISBN
- 9780198795902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.23
€ 169.23
Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743372
- ISBN
- 9780804743372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.58
€ 79.58
Paperback. Presents a contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta. This title compiles a factual record of this disastrous conflict. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 656 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- 9780140440393
- ISBN
- 9780140440393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.95
€ 19.99
€ 17.95
Paperback. The previously untold story of the watershed battle that changed the course of Western history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326437
- ISBN
- 9780393326437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.90
€ 19.99
€ 17.90
Hardcover. The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture. Translator(s): Eisenach, Emyln. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044743
- ISBN
- 9780226044743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.04€ 57.55
€ 69.04
€ 57.55
Paperback. Translator(s): Northcott, K.J.; Lutzeier, E. Num Pages: 230 pages, 64 halftones, 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586588
- ISBN
- 9780226586588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.39
€ 38.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710848
- ISBN
- 9780811710848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.90
€ 19.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. This volume brings Byzantium - often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world - to the forefront of European history Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198332
- ISBN
- 9781405198332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.10
€ 32.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325416
- ISBN
- 9780195325416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218468
- ISBN
- 9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.60
€ 35.99
€ 25.60
Hardback. Roman Disasters looks at how the Romans coped with, thought about, and used disasters for their own ends. Rome has been famous throughout history for its great triumphs. Yet Rome also suffered colossal disasters. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651026
- ISBN
- 9780745651026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; 3F; HBLA1; HBLC1; TV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018699
- ISBN
- 9781903018699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 47.52
€ 51.78
€ 47.52
Paperback. Venantius Fortunatus, writing in the latter half of the sixth century, was not only a major Latin poet, but also an important historical figure. His poems paint a picture of a literary, not merely literate, culture, which complement's Gregory's canvas of bloodthirsty dynastic feuding. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 geneal. table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3F; DCF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853231790
- ISBN
- 9780853231790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.29
€ 35.99
€ 32.29
Paperback. "Living Through History" is a complete Key Stage 3 course which brings out the exciting events in history. The course is available in two different editions, Core and Foundation. Every Core title in the series has a parallel Foundation edition, and both are supported by teachers' packs. Series: Living Through History. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 258 x 195 x 9. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435309480
- ISBN
- 9780435309480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Paperback. Even more scurrilous than 'Rome', A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors tells the true story of toga parties, banquets, and the scandalous life of the Caesars. Ancient history with all the boring bits taken out. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845297190
- ISBN
- 9781845297190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.10
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 page pcolour plate section and embedded black and white pictures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846683817
- ISBN
- 9781846683817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.06
€ 15.99
€ 12.06
Paperback. Translator(s): Ambler, Wayne. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489990
- ISBN
- 9780801489990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.49
€ 29.99
€ 26.49
Hardback. Illustrator(s): d'Ottavi, Francesca. Series: Nonfiction Picture Books: Egyptian Myths. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 5AJ; YNH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 239 x 287 x 11. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474734318
- ISBN
- 9781474734318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781251331
- ISBN
- 9781781251331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.10
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
Paperback. This detailed study of the Roman iron industry, focusing primarily on Britain, uses both archaeological evidence and experimental work to highlight the enormous investment of time, labour and skill required in the production process. Num Pages: 176 pages, 74 b/w figs, 31 col pls, 8 tbs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468655
- ISBN
- 9780752468655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; G; HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492938
- ISBN
- 9780801492938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Birley, Anthony. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443080
- ISBN
- 9780140443080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.76
€ 16.99
€ 13.76