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  • Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

    Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    "An indispensable point of departure for anyone interested in the cult of the saints in the Middle Ages." —Eamon Duffy, The New York Review of BooksFrom its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days ... Read more

    $23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Real Alchemy

    A Primer of Practical Alchemy

    by Bartlett, Robert Allen ...
    A ground-breaking modern manual on an ancient art, Real Alchemy draws on both modern scientific technology and ancient methods. A laboratory scientist and chemist, Robert Allen Bartlett provides an overview of the history of alchemy, as well as an exploration of the theories behind the practice. Clean, clear, simple, and easy to read, Real Alchemy provides excellent directions regarding the ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • England under the Norman and Angevin Kings

    1075-1225

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    Series series New Oxford History of England
    This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty and military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics and culture of France. Professor ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Blood Royal

    Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    Series series
    Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the births, marriages and deaths of the ruling family. How did the dynastic system cope with female rule, or pretenders to the throne? How did dynasties use ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Hanged Man

    A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the defunct Bishop ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • History in Flames

    The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    To what extent does our knowledge of the past rely upon written sources? And what happens when these sources are destroyed? Focusing on the manuscripts of the Middle Ages, History in Flames explores cases in which large volumes of written material were destroyed during a single day. This destruction didn't occur by accident of fire or flood but by human forces such as arson, shelling and bombing. ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The Way of the Crucible

    by Bartlett, Robert Allen ...
    Alchemy is the ancient sacred science concerned with the mysteries of life and consciousness as reflected through all Nature. It is a harmonious blending of physical and subtle forces which lifts the subject, whether it be man or metal, to a more evolved state of being. The Way of the Crucible is a ground-breaking modern manual on the art of Alchemy that draws on both modern scientific technology ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • The Middle Ages and the Movies

    Eight Key Films

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    In The Middle Ages and the Movies eminent historian Robert Bartlett takes a fresh, cogent look at how our view of medieval history has been shaped by eight significant films of the twentieth century. The book ranges from the concoction of sex and nationalism in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, to Fritz Lang’s silent masterpiece Siegfried, the art-house classic The Seventh Seal to Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Curriculum by Design

    Innovation and the Liberal Arts Core

    by Mary Thomas Crane, David Quigley, Andy Boynton, Allison Adair, Lynne Anderson, Robert Bartlett, William Bole, Toby Bottorf0, John Butler1, Daniel Callahan2, Hanne Eisenfeld3, Thomas Epstein4, Brian Gareau5, Tara Gareau6, Elizabeth Graver7, Stacy Grooters8, Régine Michelle Jean-Charles9, Gregory Kalscheur0, Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace1, Prasannan Parthasarathi2, Brian Robinette3, Juliet Schor4, Sylvia Sellers-García5, Elizabeth H. Shlala6, Min Hyoung Song7, Jenna Tonn8, Holly VandeWall9, Dunwei Wang0 ...
    This book tells the story of how a team of colleagues at Boston College took an unusual approach (working with a design consultancy) to renewing their core and in the process energized administrators, faculty, and students to view liberal arts education as an ongoing process of innovation. It aims to provide insight into what they did and why they did it and to provide a candid account of what has ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Africans in the New Testament and Early Christianity

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    Africa in the New Testament and early Christianity is a passion of my heart. When we read about early church and bishops, we often lose sight of where they came from or really who they are. I hope the words of African leaders will inspire the reader to research more into the subject. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Solution Mining

    Leaching and Fluid Recovery of Materials

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    First published in 1998. This book offers a wealth of information on the rapidly expanding field of solution mining: yhe extraction of materials from the earth by leaching and fluid recovery. This is an introductory text for students and professional engineers that is comprehensive and emphases current practice and theory. Percolation leaching of fragmented ground is covered, as well as true and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Challenges to Democratic Participation

    Antipolitics, Deliberative Democracy, and Pluralism

    by Elena Alessiato, Walter Baber, Robert Bartlett, Christian Blum, Jonardon Ganeri, Volkan Gül, Vincent Jungkunz, Bruno Serra, Kristof K. P. Vanhoutte ...
    This book gathers a series of studies by scholars who have dedicated these last few years to research in the field of participatory democracy. Their purpose is precisely to engage in a theoretical discussion about the value of participatory democracy in the 21st century.Part I deals with the challenge of antipolitics. This is one of the greatest challenges faced by contemporary democratic theory: ... Read more

    $105.99 USD