Medieval Travel and Travelers. A Reader, Paperback - ***

Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the hist...

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The first anthology dedicated to medieval English travel writing, with a focus on the later Middle Ages. It features concise introductory essays wr...

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DescriptionMedieval Philosophy: A Multicultural Reader comprises a comparative, multicultural reading of the four main traditions of the medieval p...

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Aims to bring together classic perspectives on violence, putting into productive conversation the thought of theorists and activists, including Han...

Publisher: Museum of Modern ArtAuthor(s): Phil TaylorIllustration(s): 100 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimen...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Christopher SchlottmannEnvironment and Society connects the core themes of environmental studies to the urgent issues and d...

Suitable for students of art history as well as those seeking an understanding of art and of the cultural and historical context in which it is mad...

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Brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of stardom and celebrity studies, while crucially combining...

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Brings together primary texts from influential Jewish and Christian writers, providing an accessible overview of the major issues and movements in ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Emma ShevahNumber of pages: 80Collection: Bloomsbury ReadersPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x ...

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Militarization: A Reader offers an anthropological perspective on militarization's origin and sustained presence as a cultural process in its full ...

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Today's College Students: A Reader looks at a wide variety of student groups and identities, which sets it apart from other texts on contemporary c...

Engaging with contemporary issues responsibly and creatively can become a very abstract activity. We can sometimes find ourselves talking in terms ...

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Publisher: SAGE Publications IncNumber of pages: 416Collection: Published in Association with The Open UniversityPublication date: 2001Dimensions: ...

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Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton trace...

First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third...

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New Historicism and Cultural Materialism have become two of the most powerful and appealing movements in modern criticism. This reader pulls the di...

Posthumanism in Art and Science is an anthology of indispensable statements and artworks featuring groundbreaking theorists as well as innovative, ...

Presents a collection of essays that will aid teachers in broaching traditional literary topics in a diverse and representative manner. Instructors...

Description"What's the strangest thing you've ever seen or experienced?" Gina and Scott Gaille have traveled to more than 100 countries, including ...

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Contributor(s): Editor: Simon SwaffieldHere, for students and practitioners of landscape architecture, architecture, and planning, is a single reso...

DescriptionPublic Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, 3rd Edition probes the legal and ethical issues at the heart of public health through an incisiv...

Beginning with the birth of science in the ancient Greeks, the collection contains just about every major textual source in the growth of science, ...

Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood across Cultural Differences, the first-ever Reader on the subject matter, examines the meaning and practice of mo...

This anthology collects the texts that defined the concept of biopolitics, which has become so significant throughout the humanities and social sci...