Prophecy, Fate and Memory in the Early Medieval Celtic World, Paperback - Jonathan Wooding

Prophecy, Fate and Memory in the Early and Medieval Celtic World brings together a collection of studies that closely explore aspects of culture an...

Reducere. On March 1, 1995, at the time of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, ARTE (a French-German state-funded tel...

Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdNumber of...

Explores the deep connection between music and memory in Graeco-Roman culture, and how this connection was understood and experienced by ancient au...

Plecand de la experiente artistice si estetice, culegerea de fata ofera posibile raspunsuri la intrebarile legate de felul in care imaginea si sune...

Reducere. Visible on a clear day off the west coast of Ireland, the Skellig Islands, a cluster of cruel rocks, rise spectacularly from the Atlantic Ocean. A ...

The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Grea...

How American colonists went from thinking of the British past as their own to creating an "American history" that would play a crucial role in thei...

The first collection devoted solely to early medieval riddles, Riddles at work showcases recent research in this popular, new field. It brings toge...

Reducere. In the tradition of James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, a deeply researched book that uncovers competing histories of how slavery is remembered...

Pigs were an integral part of society in the medieval West. Historian Jamie Kreiner demonstrates how the working relationships between humans and p...

This book examines the significant changes that Venice underwent between the late-sixth and the early-eleventh centuries. It is addressed to schola...

A group of distinguished Scottish medievalists examines various aspects of the history of Celtic or Gaelic-speaking Scotland from the sub-Roman per...

Reducere. The Storied Landscape of Iroquoia explores the creation, destruction, appropriation, and enduring legacy of one of early America's most important p...

Provides a bold new interpretation of the Soviet myth of World War II from its Stalinist origins to its emergence as arguably the supreme myth of s...

An exploration of the portrait arts in China, from the dynastic to the contemporary, in painting, sculpture, photography and video.Publisher: Reakt...

Provocative new investigation into the shadowy figure of Gildas, his influence and representation.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Structures of the Earth is the first study of the emergent genre of geographical writing and the metageographies that structured its spatial though...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Cecilia (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) MelloIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 320Publi...

This interdisciplinary approach to postwar German memory politics charts the role of social movements in shaping public memory and democratic value...

Reducere. Grab your spyglass and compass and set sail for adventure Like a map that leads to great treasure, this revised edition of the NIrV Adventure Bible...

Reducere. What is history? How do we represent it? How do our notions of history change over time? The essays in The Historical Film: History and Memory in M...

Reducere. Side A: Into The PentagramThe DarkThe Third Of The StormMorbid MetalSide B: IntroMessenger Of The LightKnowledge Of The Ancient KingdomInto The Dar...

Up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the history of the Arthurian legend, using both fact and fiction to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of ...

Reducere. DescriptionFifty Early Medieval Things introduces readers to the material culture of late antique and early medieval Europe, north Africa, and west...

Reducere. "A thought-provoking piece of scholarship that sheds light on the complex history of slave breeding in America. Smithers's book will be hotly debat...

This volume brings together environmental and human perspectives, engages with both historians and scientists, and, being mindful that environments...

This book is a study of the rich and fascinating traditions found early Irish literature concerning smiths and the fashioning of metal. The smith h...

Publisher: New York University PressNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 159 x 237 x 27Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Eric Werthei...

On the basis of a body of reggae songs from the 1970s and late 1990s, the author offers a sociological analysis of memory, hope and redemption in r...

Reducere. From 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans's longstanding reputation for sin and sexual ...

Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, WydawnictwoAuthor(s): Adam Izdebski And JaNumber of pages: 310Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 240 x 164 x 17...

Reducere. Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book presents a groundbreaking theoretical analysis of memory, identity, and culture. It invest...