A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword: Power, Piety and Play 9781837650361, 9781787448353, 9781800109704

A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword: Power, Piety and Play 9781837650361, 9781787448353, 9781800109704

The sword is an important and multi-faceted symbol of military power, royal and communal authority, religion and mystici

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Gender, Play, and Power: The Literary Uses and Cultural Meanings of Medieval Chess in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

Chess, played throughout medieval Europe, enjoyed a surge of popularity in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The

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Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children's Software 9780262013352, 0262013355

How the influential industry that produced such popular games asOregon TrailandKidPixemerged from experimental efforts t

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From medieval pilgrimage to religious tourism : the social and cultural economics of piety 2001051170

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The Virtues of Economy: Governance, Power, and Piety in Late Medieval Rome 9781501742385

More broadly, Palmer emphasizes Rome's distinct role in evolution of medieval Italy's city-communes.

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Japanese Swords: Cultural Icons of a Nation: The History, Metallurgy and Iconography of the Samurai Sword 4805310359, 9784805310359

Author Colin M. Roach collaborated with top-level artisans, historians, and martial arts experts to create a unique, in-

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Early Medieval Venice: Cultural Memory and History

Early Medieval Venice examines the significant changes that Venice underwent between the late-sixth and the early-eleven

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The Sword of Ambition: Bureaucratic Rivalry in Medieval Egypt 9781479839766

Patronage, power, and competition in the Sultan’s court The Sword of Ambition opens a new window onto interreligious ri

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The Sword of Ambition: Bureaucratic Rivalry in Medieval Egypt 9781479839087

The Sword of Ambition belongs to a genre of religious polemic written for the rulers of Egypt and Syria between the twel

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The Power of Place in Play: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Auckland Children's Seasonal Play Practices 9783839436714

"There's nothing really fun about the park in winter!" - Christina Ergler is the first one to explore why

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