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The Bright Ages

A New History of Medieval Europe

by Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry ...

"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thing—a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading.”—Slate"Incandescent and ultimately intoxicating." —The Boston GlobeA lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common ... Read more

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"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thing—a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading.”—Slate"Incandescent and ultimately intoxicating." —The Boston GlobeA lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common
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The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

by David M. Perry ...

A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy.Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or conference panel. In The Public Scholar, historian and journalist David M. Perry offers a clear, candid, and ... Read more

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A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy.Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or conference panel. In The Public Scholar, historian and journalist David M. Perry offers a clear, candid, and
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Sacred Plunder

Venice and the Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade

by David M. Perry ...

In Sacred Plunder, David Perry argues that plundered relics, and narratives about them, played a central role in shaping the memorial legacy of the Fourth Crusade and the development of Venice’s civic identity in the thirteenth century. After the Fourth Crusade ended in 1204, the disputes over the memory and meaning of the conquest began. Many crusaders faced accusations of impiety, sacrilege, ... Read more

$28.79 USD

In Sacred Plunder, David Perry argues that plundered relics, and narratives about them, played a central role in shaping the memorial legacy of the Fourth Crusade and the development of Venice’s civic identity in the thirteenth century. After the Fourth Crusade ended in 1204, the disputes over the memory and meaning of the conquest began. Many crusaders faced accusations of impiety, sacrilege,
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Oathbreakers

The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe

by David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele ...

Narrated by Paul Bellantoni ...

Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

""This is a serious, meticulous history that will also appeal to Game of Thrones fans, who will discover intriguing parallels between history and fiction.” — Booklist""An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers WeeklyThe authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brothe... ... Read more

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""This is a serious, meticulous history that will also appeal to Game of Thrones fans, who will discover intriguing parallels between history and fiction.” — Booklist""An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers WeeklyThe authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brothe...
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Oathbreakers

The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe

by Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry ...

“Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal“An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers WeeklyThe authors of The Bright Ages return with a “real-life Game of Thrones”(New York Times Book Review)—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine ... ... Read more

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“Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal“An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers WeeklyThe authors of The Bright Ages return with a “real-life Game of Thrones”(New York Times Book Review)—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine ...
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The Bright Ages

A New History of Medieval Europe

by Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

""Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination."" —Mike Duncan, author of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette ... Read more

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""Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of light, color, and illumination."" —Mike Duncan, author of Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette
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Great War Modernism

Artistic Response in the Context of War, 1914-1918

by Graeme Stout, Gregory M. Dandeles, Michael J. K. Walsh, Matthew David Perry, Camelia Raghinaru, Erika Kuhlman, James Brown, Joyce Wexler, Travis L. Martin, Taryn L. Okuma, David A. Davis, Jeffrey Mathes McCarthy ...

New Modernist Studies, while reviving and revitalizing modernist studies through lively, scholarly debate about historicity, aesthetics, politics, and genres, is struggling with important questions concerning the delineation that makes discussion fruitful and possible. This volume aims to explore and clarify the position of the so-called ‘core’ of literary modernism in its seminal engagement with ... Read more

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New Modernist Studies, while reviving and revitalizing modernist studies through lively, scholarly debate about historicity, aesthetics, politics, and genres, is struggling with important questions concerning the delineation that makes discussion fruitful and possible. This volume aims to explore and clarify the position of the so-called ‘core’ of literary modernism in its seminal engagement with
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Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People

Research, Practice and Experience

by Damian Milton, Shain M. Neumeier, Reubs Walshe, David Jackson-Perry, Kielsgard Taylor, Lydia Brown, Isabelle Henault, Dr Wenn Lawson, Ella Griffin, Alyssa Hillary-Zisk, Jo Minchin, Lexi Orchard, Olivia Pountney ...

Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform professionals' daily practice and overall understanding of the lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who seeks to engage more with autistic transgender, non-binary or gender-variant people.Aiming to contextualise the overlap of autism and gender ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform professionals' daily practice and overall understanding of the lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who seeks to engage more with autistic transgender, non-binary or gender-variant people.Aiming to contextualise the overlap of autism and gender
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Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World

An Introduction through Film

by Esther Liberman Cuenca, M. Christina Bruno, Anthony Perron, Maria Americo, Daniel Armenti, Lucy C. Barnhouse, Christopher Bonura, Julie K. Chamberlin0, Celia Chazelle1, Rachel Ellen Clark2, Casey Ireland3, Henry Ansgar Kelly4, Sarah C. Luginbill5, Coral Lumbley6, Sara McDougall7, Nathan Melson8, Nahir I. Otaño Gracia9, David M. Perry0, Asif A. Siddiqi1, Eugene Smelyansky2, Lorraine Kochanske Stock3, Spencer Strub4 ...

Series series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies
This coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic “legal medievalism,” or the modern interpretation of medieval law in film and popular cultureFor more than a century, filmmakers have used the “Middle Ages” to produce popular entertainment and comment on contemporary issues. Each of the twenty chapters in Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World represents an original contribution ... Read more

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This coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic “legal medievalism,” or the modern interpretation of medieval law in film and popular cultureFor more than a century, filmmakers have used the “Middle Ages” to produce popular entertainment and comment on contemporary issues. Each of the twenty chapters in Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World represents an original contribution
... Read more
Teaching Peace

Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts

by Denny J. Weaver, Gerald Biesecker-Mast, Glen H. Stassen, Michael L. Westmoreland-White, J Denny Weaver, David Janzen, John Kampen, Perry Bush, James H. Satterwhite, Daniel Wessner, Susan Biesecker-Mast, Jeff Gundy, Cynthia L. Bandish, Melissa Friesen, Mark J. Suderman, James M. Harder, Jeff Gingerich, Pamela S. Nath, Ronald L. Friesen, Angela Horn Montel, W Todd Rainey, Stephen H. Harnish, Darryl K. Nester, Gayle Trollinger, George Lehman, Gregg J Luginbuhl ...

This book opens a new frontier in understanding nonviolence. Discussions of peace and nonviolence usually focus on either moral theory or practical dimensions of applying nonviolence in conflict situations. Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the academic curriculum. This book isn't just for religion or philosophy teachers-it is for all educators ... Read more

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This book opens a new frontier in understanding nonviolence. Discussions of peace and nonviolence usually focus on either moral theory or practical dimensions of applying nonviolence in conflict situations. Teaching Peace carries the discussion of nonviolence beyond ethics and into the rest of the academic curriculum. This book isn't just for religion or philosophy teachers-it is for all educators
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The Rebels (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Sons of Texas Trilogy 3

by Elmer Kelton ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Tony Nam, Casie Platt, Joe Brack, Eric Messner, Joseph Thornhill, Drew Kopas, Michael Glenn, Elizabeth Jernigan, Daniel Stevens, Thomas Keegan, Michael John Casey, Christopher Scheeren, Yasmin Tuazon, David Coyne, Colleen Delany, Nathanial Perry, Christopher Graybill, Dylan Lynch, Ken Jackson, Tim Carlin, Bobby Aselford, M.B. Van Dorn, Richard Rohan, Nanette Savard, Tim Getman, Barbara Pinolini, Mort Shelby ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Sons of Texas (Kelton)
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4 hours 43 min

It's been 15 years since brothers Michael and Andrew Lewis came from Tennessee to Mexican-run Texas to hunt wild horses. They have settled and found wives, and they're now joined by their brother and sister, James and Annie. James becomes a volunteer in a fledgling army of rebels led by Sam Houston. Michael and Andrew are separated from their families and each other, being drawn into the conflict ... Read more

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It's been 15 years since brothers Michael and Andrew Lewis came from Tennessee to Mexican-run Texas to hunt wild horses. They have settled and found wives, and they're now joined by their brother and sister, James and Annie. James becomes a volunteer in a fledgling army of rebels led by Sam Houston. Michael and Andrew are separated from their families and each other, being drawn into the conflict
... Read more
Interviews with American Composers

Barney Childs in Conversation

by Barney Childs, Virginia Anderson, Robert Fink, Kevin Holm-Hudson, Thomas S. Clark, Gayle Sherwood Magee1, Sara Haefeli4, Frances White6, James Pritchett7, Jay M. Arms9, Dave Headlam1, John Schneider2, Ronald Kuivila5, Bruce Quaglia7, Rob Haskins0, Michelle Fillion2, Stuart Dempster4, David Neal Lewis6, Jeffrey Perry8, Peter Gena1, Horace J. Maxile Jr.4 ...

Series series Music in American Life
In 1972-73, Barney Childs embarked on an ambitious attempt to survey the landscape of new American concert music. He recorded freewheeling conversations with fellow composers, most of them under forty, all of them important but most not yet famous. Though unable to publish the interviews in his lifetime, Childs had gathered invaluable dialogues with the likes of Robert Ashley, Olly Wilson, Harold ... Read more

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In 1972-73, Barney Childs embarked on an ambitious attempt to survey the landscape of new American concert music. He recorded freewheeling conversations with fellow composers, most of them under forty, all of them important but most not yet famous. Though unable to publish the interviews in his lifetime, Childs had gathered invaluable dialogues with the likes of Robert Ashley, Olly Wilson, Harold
... Read more

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