Playthings in Early Modernity

Playthings in Early Modernity

Author: Allison Levy

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Published: 2017-02-22

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1580442617

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An innovative volume of fifteen interdisciplinary essays at the nexus of material culture, performance studies, and game theory, Playthings in Early Modernity emphasizes the rules of the game(s) as well as the breaking of those rules. Thus, the titular "plaything" is understood as both an object and a person, and play, in the early modern world, is treated not merely as a pastime, a leisurely pursuit, but as a pivotal part of daily life, a strategic psychosocial endeavor.


The Italians: History, Art, and the Genius of a People

The Italians: History, Art, and the Genius of a People

Author: John Julius Norwich

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015546691

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Hundred Years War

The Hundred Years War

Author: C. T. Allmand

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988-02-04

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780521319232

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A comparative study of how the societies of late medieval England and France reacted to the long period of conflict between them from political, military, social and economic perspectives.


Baghdad Sketches

Baghdad Sketches

Author: Freya Stark

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780810160231

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In the fall of 1928, thirty-five year-old Freya Stark set out on her first journey to the Middle East. She spent most of the next four years in Iraq and Persia, visiting ancient and medieval sites, and traveling alone through some of the wilder corners of the region.


INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Vol.1

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Vol.1

Author: Blessed Antonio Rosmini

Publisher: Dynamic World Enterprises

Published: 2017-05-17

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781899093700

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About the Author's Studies is the opening essay in Rosmini's Introduzione alla Filosfia. Written towards the end of his life and after the publication of many works on philosophy, the essay first deals with the aims he had in writing those works. According to him, we tend to clutch at the outward show of good rather than the true good.


Conjuring Asia

Conjuring Asia

Author: Chris Goto-Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-07-14

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1107076595

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This book charts the history of modern magic across India, China and Japan, analyzing representations in the cultural imagination of the West.