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Editor(s): Peter A. Lorge
ISBN: 9789629964184 Pub. date: 15 Feb 2011 Format: Hardback
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
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The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 to 960 BCE) has long been treated as an anomaly in the history of China, an age of great disuni…
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Arabic Literary Salons in the Islamic Middle Ages
Poetry, Public Performance, and the Presentation of the PastAuthor(s): Samer M. Ali
ISBN: 9780268020323 Pub. date: 15 Nov 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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Arabic literary salons emerged in ninth-century Iraq and, by the tenth, were flourishing in Baghdad and other urban centers. Looking at the period fro…
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Author(s): John W. Baldwin
ISBN: 9780804762717 Pub. date: 15 Oct 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Stanford University Press
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Urban Legends
Civic Identity and the Classical Past in Northern Italy, 1250-1350Author(s): Carrie E. Benes
ISBN: 9780271037653 Pub. date: 15 Aug 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
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Aislinge Meic Conglinne
The Vision of Mac ConglinneISBN: 9780815632184 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric narrative poem, this is the first time this text is available as a stand-alone translation. The …
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Stumbling Blocks Before the Blind
Medieval Constructions of DisabilityAuthor(s): Edward Wheatley
ISBN: 9780472117208 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
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Explores representations of blindness in literature, art, and religious texts during the later medieval period. This work posits that, despite their g…
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The Claims of Poverty
Literature, Culture, and Ideology in Late Medieval EnglandAuthor(s): Kate Crassons
ISBN: 9780268023027 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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Explores a widespread ideological crisis concerning poverty that emerged in the aftermath of the plague in late medieval England. This work identifies…
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Castles and Fortified Cities of Medieval Europe
An Illustrated HistoryAuthor(s): Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
ISBN: 9780786460991 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
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An illustrated guide to the architecture of medieval fortifications, from the first castles to the fortified cities of the fifteenth and sixteenth cen…
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Editor(s): John A. Ferejohn, Frances McCall Rosenbluth
ISBN: 9780804763707 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Stanford University Press
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The nation state as we know it is a mere four or five hundred years old. This book brings Japan's case into conversation with the history of state bui…
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Editor(s): John A. Ferejohn, Frances McCall Rosenbluth
ISBN: 9780804763714 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: Stanford University Press
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The nation state as we know it is a mere four or five hundred years old. This book brings Japan's case into conversation with the history of state bui…
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Author(s): Karl Shoemaker
ISBN: 9780823232680 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Fordham University Press
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After situating sanctuary law within early Christian and late Roman traditions, this book explores a range sources, with special attention to the earl…
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Nature in the New World
From Christopher Columbus to Gonzalo Fernandez De OviedoAuthor(s): Antonello Gerbi
ISBN: 9780822960805 Pub. date: 15 Jun 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
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Examines the reports of the first Europeans to see the Americas. This book contains the accounts which provided the basis for the images of strange an…
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Caliph of Cairo
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, 996-1021Author(s): Paul E. Walker
ISBN: 9789774163289 Pub. date: 15 Feb 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
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One night in the year 411/1021, the powerful ruler of Fatimid Cairo, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, rode out of the southern gates of his city and was never s…
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Author(s): Jill Rubalcaba
ISBN: 9781604131550 Pub. date: 15 Jan 2010 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
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Gives a summary of the history of the Maya Empire, placing it within the context of its time period and geographical location. This book explores the …
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Unlocked Books
Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe, New EditionAuthor(s): Benedek Lang
ISBN: 9780271033785 Pub. date: 01 Jan 2010 Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
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Postscript to the Middle Ages
Teaching Medieval Studies Through Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose"Editor(s): Alison Ganze
ISBN: 9780815632344 Pub. date: 15 Dec 2009 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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More than a quarter century after its publication in English, Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" remains a popular novel among medievalists and non-…
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Historic Figures of the Arthurian Era
Authenticating the Enemies and Allies of Britain's Post-Roman KingAuthor(s): Frank D. Reno
ISBN: 9780786445097 Pub. date: 15 Dec 2009 Format: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
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Demonstrates that the true King Arthur was a Celtic king of post-Roman Britain who lived in the late fifth and early sixth centuries. This work examin…
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Acts of Recognition
Essays on Medieval CultureAuthor(s): Lee Patterson
ISBN: 9780268038373 Pub. date: 15 Dec 2009 Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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Brings together Lee Patterson's essays published in various venues over the years.…
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Author(s): Barbara A. Somervill
ISBN: 9781604131499 Pub. date: 15 Dec 2009 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
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Presents a summary of the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire, placing it within the context of its time period and geographical location. This book exp…
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Empire of the Islamic World
Revised EditionAuthor(s): Robin Doak
ISBN: 9781604131611 Pub. date: 15 Dec 2009 Format: Hardback
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
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From 632 to 1258, the Islamic Empire was the most powerful and cultured domain in the world. This book provides a summary of the Islamic Empire, explo…
