Playthings in Early Modernity

Playthings in Early Modernity
Author: Allison Levy
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2017-02-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1580442617

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
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781015546691

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
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1988-02-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521319232

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
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780810160231

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.

Conjuring Asia

Conjuring Asia
Author: Chris Goto-Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2016-07-14
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1107076595

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

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Vol.1

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Vol.1
Author: Blessed Antonio Rosmini
Publisher: Dynamic World Enterprises
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-05-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781899093700

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.