A History of West Central Africa to 1850
A History of West Central Africa to 1850

Author: John K. Thornton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1107127157

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An accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 with comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region.

The Short Oxford History of English Literature
The Short Oxford History of English Literature

Author: Andrew Sanders

Publisher:

Published: 2000-01

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13: 9780198186960

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A guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. The volume includes information on Old and Middle English, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, the 17th and 18th centuries, the Romantics, Victorian and Edwardian literature, Modernism, and post-war writing.

French Chivalry
French Chivalry

Author: Sidney Painter

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2020-02-03

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1421433176

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Originally published in 1940. Chivalry denotes the ideals and practices considered suitable for a noble. The word itself is reminiscent of the aristocratic society of medieval France dominated by mounted warriors. As early as the eleventh century, several different views of chivalric standards and behavior had appeared. During the next four hundred years, these conceptions of the ideal nobleman were developed by and for the feudal ruling class. French Chivalry studies chivalry from the perspectives of both social history and the history of ideas. The first chapter provides readers unfamiliar with medieval history the background required for understanding the chapters on chivalry.