Jews in Medieval Britain: Historical, Literary and Archaeological Perspectives (Skinner Patricia)(Paperback)

Jews in Medieval Britain: Historical, Literary and Archaeological Perspectives (Skinner Patricia)(Paperback)

Britain's medieval Jewish community arrived with the Normans in 1066 and was expelled from the country in 1290. This is the first time in forty years that its life has been comprehensively examined for a student and general readership. Beginning with an introduction setting the medieval British

The Attack on Troy (Castleden Rodney)(Paperback)

A historical investigation on the Trojan War relying on both literary and archaeological evidence from a well-renown historian of ancient Greece.3300 years ago Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the

Personal Adornment and the Construction of Identity: A Global Archaeological Perspective (Mattson Hannah V.)(Paperback)

Objects of adornment have been a subject of archaeological, historical, and ethnographic study for well over a century. Within archaeology, personal ornaments have traditionally been viewed as decorative embellishments associated with status and wealth, materializations of power relations and

Medieval and Early Modern Murder: Legal, Literary and Historical Contexts (Tracy Larissa)(Paperback)

Drawing on a wealth of sources from different disciplines, the essays here provide a nuanced picture of how medieval and early modern societies viewed murder and dealt with

Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction (Gillingham John)(Paperback)

A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages. Out of the turbulence came

A Psychoanalytical-Historical Perspective on Capitalism and Politics (Vianello Mino)(Paperback)

A Psychoanalytical-Historical Perspective on Capitalism and Politics explores how empathy once shaped the collective unconscious, before being replaced by rampant individualistic drive to power. Mino Vianello uses 'radical federalism' to define a new approach to democracy, hoping for an end to the

Rape and the Law: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Waples Megan)(Paperback)

Rape and the Law: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives examines the legal history of rape to understand why modern audiences continue to disagree about the nature of the crime, why society as a whole often fails to believe and support victims, and how we can change our understanding of and

Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, Ad 800-1600 (Herold Hajnalka)(Paperback)

Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800-1600 is a major assessment and review of the origins, forms and evolutions of medieval rural settlement in Britain and Ireland across the period c. AD 800-1600. It offers a comprehensive analysis of early to late medieval settlement, land use,

Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (Ames Christine Caldwell)(Paperback)

Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle Ages were divided in many ways. But one thing they shared in common was the fear that God was offended by wrong belief. Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is the first comparative survey of heresy and its response throughout the medieval

The Woman in the Moonlight (Morrisroe Patricia)(Paperback)

A stirring and romantic historical novel about nineteenth-century Vienna and the tragedy and dynamic passion that inspired Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.Vienna, 1800. Countess Julie Guicciardi's life is about to change forever. The spirited eighteen-year-old is taking piano lessons with

Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore From Medieval Times to the Present Day (Wood Juliette)(Paperback)

Drawing on historical sources, myth and folklore, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore explores the roles of fantastical beasts - particularly the unicorn, the mermaid, and the dragon - in a series of thematic chapters organised according to their legendary dwelling place, be this land,

A Jesuit Garden in Beijing and Early Modern Chinese Culture (Zou Hui)(Paperback)

In this volume, Hui Zou analyzes historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yuanming Yuan complex in Beijing, constructed during the Qing dynasty. Designed and built in the late eighteenth century by Italian

The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality (Diop Cheikh Anta)(Paperback)

Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World (Jotischky Andrew)(Paperback)

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World traces the development of peoples, cultures, and faiths between the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century and the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth. This colorful atlas illustrates the sweeping changes from the fall

Ethics in Design and Communication: Critical Perspectives (Scherling Laura)(Paperback)

This timely collection brings together critical, analytic, historical, and practical studies to address what ethics means in the practice of design.Designers face the same challenges as everyone else in the complex conditions of contemporary cultural life-choices about consumption, waste,

Past Scents: Historical Perspectives on Smell (Reinarz Jonathan)(Paperback)

In this comprehensive and engaging volume, medical historian Jonathan Reinarz offers a historiography of smell from ancient to modern times. Synthesizing existing scholarship in the field, he shows how people have relied on their olfactory sense to understand and engage with both their immediate

Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times (Karlen Arno)(Paperback)

A noted medical historian places recent outbreaks of deadly diseases in historical perspective, with accounts of other alarming and recurring diseases throughout history and of the ways in which humans have adapted. Reprint. 17,500 first

Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink (Hagen Ann)(Paperback)

Oxbow says: This synthesis of primary and secondary sources, both literary and archaeological, on the subject of Anglo-Saxon food and drink, brings together a vast amount of data and authoritative discussion on a broad range of subjects. Ann Hagen stears away from drawing heavily on recipes as a

Medieval Philosophy: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction (Marenbon John)(Paperback)

This new introduction replaces Marenbon's best-selling editions Early Medieval Philosophy (1983) and Later Medieval Philosophy (1987) to present a single authoritative and comprehensive study of the period. It gives a lucid and engaging account of the history of philosophy in the Middle Ages,

Critical Perspectives on Roman Baroque Sculpture (Colantuono Anthony)(Paperback)

Examines seventeenth-century sculpture in Rome. Focuses on questions of historical context and criticism, including the interaction of theory and practice, the creative roles of sculptors and patrons, the relationship of sculpture to antique models and to contemporary painting, and contextual

Medieval Crime Fiction: A Critical Overview (McKendry Anne)(Paperback)

Combining elements of medievalism, the historical novel and the detective narrative, medieval crime fiction capitalizes upon the appeal of all three--the most famous examples being Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose (one of the best-selling books ever published) and Ellis Peters' endearing Brother

The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective (Allen Robert C.)(Paperback)

Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He

Literary Hispanophobia and Hispanophilia in Britain and the Low Countries (1550-1850) (Rodrguez Prez Yolanda)(Pevná vazba)

Evil Archaeology: Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics (Lynn Heather)(Paperback)

An investigation into the historical and archaeological evidence of demons, curses, and possession featuring some of the most gruesome artifacts and sites ever discoveredDemons, jinn, possession, sinister artifacts, and gruesome archaeological discoveries haunt the pages of the new book by Dr