ISBN: 9780198706151 | Paperback
Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign h... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801630 | Paperback
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society,... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521823739 | Hardcover
This book explores the Delphic Oracle and the use made of it by the city of Athens, challenging traditional assumptions about Athenian democracy. Acce... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521530811 | Paperback
The Delphic Oracle was where, according to Greek tradition, Apollo would speak through his priestesses. This work explores the importance placed on co... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199595112 | Paperback
The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills bes... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781526672520 | Hardcover
'I love the way Hugh inspires us to eat more of the good stuff, and he's done it again brilliantly here.' JAMIE OLIVER 'Hugh translates the excitin... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198147350 | Hardcover
Oxyrhynchus in Egypt is the best documented city of the Roman empire. This book uses the thousands of papyrus documents found there to examine how its... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801982 | Paperback
One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781350267244 | Hardcover
Is the West prepared for a world where power is shared with China? A world in which China asserts the same level of global leadership that the USA cur... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199230983 | Hardcover
This book constitutes a major reappraisal of the late Anglo-Saxon state on the eve of its demise. Its principal focus is the family of Ealdorman Leofw... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781408716847 | Paperback
Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's best-loved actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, Twenty Twelve, W1A and the Paddington films. From getting... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192845214 | Hardcover
Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in Josephus' Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. Together they constitute... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198835073 | Hardcover
Between 270 and 535 AD the city of Rome underwent a dramatic transformation, from an imperial capital into the centre of western Christendom. This vol... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198150213 | Hardcover
This book explores the paradox in Greek and Roman perceptions of the mountain peoples in early Italy - as either dangerous, decadent, and snake-charmi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198850144 | Hardcover
Lerong Lu examines the biggest change in modern financial industry - the Fintech (financial technology) revolution - that denotes the close interactio... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199580996 | Paperback
Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God? Does this mean that God cannot prevent this suffering, despite His supposed omnipotence... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198777649 | Paperback
Highlights the importance of language in the social theory, epistemology, and aesthetics of the Enlightenment. Argues that awareness of the historicit... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199661664 | Hardcover
What is the role of language in human cognition? Could we attain self-consciousness and construct our civilisation without language? Such were the que... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198201847 | Paperback
This is a study of the rise of English Arminianism and the growing religious division in the Church of England during the decades before the Civil War... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192802231 | Paperback
A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enou... Meer informatie
