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The Royal Bastards of Medieval England

The Royal Bastards of Medieval England

First published in 1984 The Royal Bastards of Medieval England establishes a list of royal bastards in medieval England and discusses their roles in the history of the period. The authors describe how gradually the church began to formulate more definite views on sexual and marital customs with a consequent decline in the status of illegitimate children. By early sixteenth century however royal bastards were once again making their way into the peerage. The book charts the lives of these men and women against the background not only of contemporary political developments but also of changing ideas about morality and family. This book will be of interest to students of history religion and literature.

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Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe Progresses Palaces and Panache

Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe Progresses Palaces and Panache

Authored by a unique combination of university academics and heritage professionals this book offers new perspectives on journeys made by Henry VIII and other monarchs their political and social impact and the logistics required in undertaking such trips. It explores the performance of kingship and queenship by itinerant monarchs investigating how by a variety of means they engaged and interacted with their subjects and the practical and symbolic functions associated with these activities. Moving beyond the purely English experience it provides a European dimension by comparing progresses in England and France. Royal marriage and the royal progress share common features which are considered through an analysis of the trans-European journeys made by future spouses notably Anne of Cleves. Also the book reveals the significance of the art and architecture of houses and palaces and how the celebrated meeting of English and French kings at the Field of Cloth of Gold in 1520 was part of a wider diplomatic performance full of symbolism including the exchange of gifts and socialising between the two royal courts. Drawing on contemporary art material culture and surviving buildings the book will be of interest to all who enjoy the intrigue and splendour of sixteenth-century courts. | Royal Journeys in Early Modern Europe Progresses Palaces and Panache

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Recovering Naval Power Henry Maydman and the Revival of the Royal Navy

Recovering Naval Power Henry Maydman and the Revival of the Royal Navy

This book offers a new edition of Henry Maydman’s work Naval Speculations with a detailed commentary by two leading experts on its importance to the naval issues of the 21st century. Written at a revolutionary and troubling time Maydman’s 1691 book offers an analysis of the state of the Royal Navy at the time together with a set of recommendations for its improvement. It not only tells us a good deal about the Royal Navy of the time but also provides a general theory of why navies decline and what can be done to rejuvenate them. Recovering Naval Power shows that the issues he identifies have applied to every navy in every period. We are now seeing the dramatic rejuvenation of the Chinese Navy and the reactions to it of the US and other navies together with a new rise in naval tensions in the Euro-Atlantic. Despite the obvious political economic and technological differences between Maydman’s day and ours this work shows that his recommendations could hardly be more relevant in today’s circumstances. Alongside the modified text of Naval Speculations this book includes a preface and two chapters addressing first the Royal Navy of Maydman's time and his role in it and second the relevance of what Maydman said for the navies of the 21st century. The book concludes with some overall comments about Maydman and the recovery of naval power and recommendations for further reading. This book will be of much interest to students of naval history maritime power strategic studies and International Relations in general. | Recovering Naval Power Henry Maydman and the Revival of the Royal Navy

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The Milne Papers Volume III: The Royal Navy and the American Civil War 1862–1864

The Milne Papers Volume III: The Royal Navy and the American Civil War 1862–1864

This collection covers the period February 1862-March 1864 which constituted the final two years and one month that Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne commanded the Royal Navy’s North America and West India Station. Its chief focus is upon Anglo-American relations in the midst of the American Civil War. Whilst the most high-profile cause of tension between the two countries — the Trent Affair — had been resolved in Britain’s favour by January 1862 numerous sources of discord remained. Most turned on American efforts to blockade the so-called Confederacy efforts that often ran afoul of international law not to mention British amour-propre. As commander of British naval forces in the theatre Milne’s decisions and actions could and did have a major impact on the state of affairs between his government and that of the US. While noting in one private exchange with the British ambassador to Washington Richard Lord Lyons that he had been enjoined to abstain from any act likely to involve Great Britain in hostilities with the United States Milne added ominously yet I am also instructed to guard our Commerce from all illegal interference and it is plain from his correspondence that both he and the British government were prepared to use force in that undertaking. Thus between apparently high-handed behaviour by the US Navy and Milne’s and the Palmerston government’s resolve not to be pushed beyond a certain point the ingredients for a major confrontation between the two countries existed. Yet most of Milne’s efforts were directed toward preventing such a confrontation from occurring. In this endeavour he was joined by Lyons and by the British government. No vital British interest was at stake in the conflict raging between North and South and thus the nation was unlikely to become directly involved in it unless provoked by rash US actions. Yet there was no shortage of such provocations: the seizure of British merchant vessels bound from one neutral port to another detaining such ships without first conducting a search of their cargo for evidence of contraband of war the de facto blockade of British colonial ports apparent violations of British territorial waters the seizure of British merchantmen off the neutral port of Matamoros Mexico and the use of neutral ports as bases of operations by US warships among them. In responding to these and other sources of dispute between the US and Britain Milne proved adept at pouring oil on troubled waters so much so that in a late 1863 letter to Foreign Secretary Lord Russell Lyons lamented his impending departure from the station: I am very much grieved at his leaving…. No change of admirals could be for the better. This collection centres upon Milne’s private correspondence especially that between him and Lyons First Lord of the Admiralty the Duke of Somerset and First Naval Lord Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Grey. It also includes private letters to and from many of Milne’s other professional correspondents and important official correspondence with the Admiralty. | The Milne Papers Volume III: The Royal Navy and the American Civil War 1862–1864

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From Obscurity to Light Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

From Obscurity to Light Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

This book attempts to reintegrate women into the socio-political milieu of early medieval Orissa. Its sources are inscriptions mostly Sanskrit that date from the seventh century to the end of the reign of the Imperial Ganga ruler Anantavarman Codagangadeva (CE 1078-1147). The evidence indicates that royal and non-royal women had varying but undeniably important roles to play in the socio-political fabric of this prominent regional entity. The Bhauma-Kara dynasty (c. mid-eighth/ninth-late tenth century) that witnessed the rule of six women four of them in succession is a case in point. In addition the palpable presence of several other royal and non-royal women is consistently documented in the epigraphic record. This is an aspect that has received very little attention in secondary works thereby rendering this study a pioneering one. The work follows on from Rangachari’s earlier Invisible Women Visible Histories: Gender Polity and Society in North India (7th to 12th century ad) which had focused on important gendered aspects of early medieval north India through an analysis of literary and epigraphic sources of Kashmir Kanauj Bengal and Bihar. The invisibilization of women whereby their presence is routinely ignored or trivialized was similarly its underlying essence. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | From Obscurity to Light Women in Early Medieval Orissa (Seventh to Twelfth Centuries AD)

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Victoria and Albert at Home

Victoria and Albert at Home

First Published in 1980 Victoria and Albert at Home describes the sitting construction and decorating of the two royal residences at Osborne and Balmoral and paints a memorable portrait of the Queen’s family and her Court beside the Solent and the Dee. At the time of their marriage the royal couple had the use of many crown properties but except for Windsor Castle they found none to their taste and began to look for a home of their own. Sir Robert Peel found them an estate on the Isle of Wight which was peaceful beautiful and at that time sufficiently remote from London. However when access from London became swifter and easier their privacy was lost and they looked elsewhere for a second private family residence. A small estate in Scotland was recommended and Prince Albert once again designed the house this time in Scottish baronial style. Drawing on memories archives and family papers some of which with a number of illustrations have never been published before Tyler Whittle has written an interesting entertaining and vivid account of life at a time so very much more elegant and yet at the same time so very much robust than anything that can be imagined today. This is a must read for students and scholars of British history and Royal history.

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The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema Western and Global Perspectives

The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema Western and Global Perspectives

This collection studies the representations of the character of the monarch in literature and cinema. Being a person an institution a character archetype and a narrative role the characters of the monarch and other royal or regal characters oscillate between humanity and the non-human. As such they are hybrid forms of existence and subjectivity. The authors of this collection explore this hybridity across large spectra of genres historical periods and cultural contexts. Some of the most prolific and widely read scholars analyze the archetype of the monarch on the page the stage and the screen. They cover large swathes of intersecting creative and interpretive territories including ancient epic and religious poetry Arthurian legends British Renaissance and modern drama British horror films and Hollywood crime and sports films. This collection also features interviews with six prominent comic book writers and artists who discuss the influence of classical royal archetypes on their works. | The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema Western and Global Perspectives

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The History of Lady Louisa Stroud and the Honourable Miss Caroline Stretton by Phebe Gibbes

The History of Lady Louisa Stroud and the Honourable Miss Caroline Stretton by Phebe Gibbes

This new edition of the British epistolary novel The History of Lady Louisa Stroud and the Honourable Miss Caroline Stretton examines the theme of female agency and is an excellent example of women's writing in the eighteenth-century. The relationships of the author Phebe Gibbes with the East India Company The London Magazine ‘The Benevolent Society’ and the Royal Literary Society provide rich avenues for research. Accompanied by a new introduction and editorial commentary this text will be of great interest to students of literary history and women's writing. | The History of Lady Louisa Stroud and the Honourable Miss Caroline Stretton by Phebe Gibbes

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Failed Methods and Ideology in Canonical Interpretation of Biblical Texts Changing Perspectives 9

Failed Methods and Ideology in Canonical Interpretation of Biblical Texts Changing Perspectives 9

This volume by the late Bernd J. Diebner presents an anthology of studies previously published only in German from 1971 to 2020 on a wide range of topics in biblical studies. The 18 essays in this collection offer profound insight into the works of German scholarship which have strongly influenced biblical studies and related research in the 20th century. Being an important but lesser recognized ‘member’ of the Copenhagen school Diebner voiced serious criticism of contemporary biblical scholarship which is discussed in the first seven chapters. The remaining chapters offer challenging new perspectives on well-known themes narratives and compositions related to history ideology and archaeology on the one hand and text and canon on the other as alternatives to traditional historical–critical approaches. Now published in English for the first time this volume makes these essays available to Anglophone students and scholars of biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies. | Failed Methods and Ideology in Canonical Interpretation of Biblical Texts Changing Perspectives 9

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When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

In her fascinating exploration of feline history Georgie Anne Geyer explores the connections between the royal and sacred felines of ancient civilizations and the beloved domestic cats of today. Chasing an irresistible mystery across the globe Geyer conducts exhaustive research into the little-known puzzle of how cats came to occupy their unique position in the lives of humans. Treated with the tenacity resourcefulness and narrative instinct of a seasoned foreign correspondent the investigation yields unexpected answers and poses tantalizing new questions. It was Geyer's curiosity about her own cats that inspired her to study the history of human-feline relations and especially the exalted status of cats among the ancients as royal or sacred beings. In Egypt Geyer learned of the cat-goddess Bastet and of the cat's role in the transmigration of souls. In Myanmar she saw Leonardo DiCaprio Ricky Martin and the other incongruously named cats of the Nga Phe Kyaung monastery trained by the monks to jump through hoops. She even met a family who dutifully guards the heritage of the Japanese Bobtail cultivating the line in of all places rural Virginia. Richly illustrated with photographs of Geyer's journeys and historical cat images When Cats Reigned Like Kings describes forty-one recognized modern cat breeds plus other popular cats. Every cat lover can thus trace his or her cat to these breeds and their many relatives. The result is a remarkable book bound to delight and amaze cat fanciers and adventure seekers. | When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

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Abbot Suger of St-Denis Church and State in Early Twelfth-Century France

Abbot Suger of St-Denis Church and State in Early Twelfth-Century France

Based on a fresh reading of primary sources Lindy Grant's comprehensive biography of Abbot Suger (1081-1151) provides a reassessment of a key figure of the twelfth century. Active in secular and religious affairs alike - Suger was Regent of France and also abbot of one of the most important abbeys in Europe during the time of the Gregorian reforms. But he is primarily remembered as a great artistic patron whose commissions included buildings in the new Gothic style. Lindy Grant reviews him in all these roles - and offers a corrective to the current tendency to exaggerate his role as architect of both French royal power and the new gothic form. | Abbot Suger of St-Denis Church and State in Early Twelfth-Century France

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Women and Dramatic Production 1550 - 1700

Women and Dramatic Production 1550 - 1700

There is a traditional view that women were absent from the field of dramatic production in the early modern period because of their exclusion from professional theatre. Women and Dramatic Production 1550-1700 challenges this view and breaks new ground in arguing that far from writing in closeted retreat a select number of women took an active part in directing and controlling dramatic self-representations. Examining texts from the mid-sixteenth century through to the end of the seventeenth the chapters trace the development of a women-centred aesthetic in a variety of dramatic forms. Plays by noblewomen such as Mary Sidney Elizabeth Cary Mary Wroth Rachel Fane and the women of the Cavendish family form an alternative dramatic tradition centred on the household. The powerful directorial and performative roles played by queens in royal progresses and masques are explored as examples of women's dramatic production in the royal court. The book also highlights women's performances in alternative venues such as the courtroom and the pulpit arguing that the practices of martyrs like Margaret Clitherow or visionaries like Anna Trapnel call into question traditional definitions of theatre. The challenges faced by women who were admitted to the professional theatre companies after 1660 are explored in two chapters which deal with the plays of Katherine Philips Elizabeth Polwhele Aphra Behn and Mary Pix among others. By considering the theatrical dimensions of a wide range of early modern women's writing this book reveals the breathtaking panorama of women's dramatic production and will be essential reading for students of women's writing and renaissance drama. | Women and Dramatic Production 1550 - 1700

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Governance Networks for Sustainable Cities Connecting Theory and Practice in Europe

Governance Networks for Sustainable Cities Connecting Theory and Practice in Europe

This book explores the effectiveness of governance networks on the design and implementation of sustainability strategies. European cities are actively developing sustainability strategies to address the impact of climate change. One recent approach many cities have taken is the creation of ‘governance networks’: groups of public private and third sector organisations which collaborate to support urban sustainability efforts. Drawing on two case studies in Glasgow and Copenhagen this book explores the concept of governance networks in theory and practice revealing how stakeholder collaboration leadership and innovation within these networks can help or hinder the process. It also highlights the many benefits of these networks including increased participation in the decision-making process increased levels of resources and expertise on sustainability issues as well as stakeholder buy-in for sustainability policies. This book provides recommendations for improving the efficiency of governance networks and will be of interest to academics and practitioners working in the areas of urban governance and sustainability. | Governance Networks for Sustainable Cities Connecting Theory and Practice in Europe

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A Rape of the Soul So Profound The return of the Stolen Generation

A Rape of the Soul So Profound The return of the Stolen Generation

A Rape of the Soul So Profound began when a young researcher accidentally came upon restricted files in an archives collection. What he read overturned all his assumptions about an important part of Aboriginal experience and Australia's past. The book ends in the present 20 years later in the aftermath of the Royal Commission on the Stolen Generations. Along the way Peter Read investigates how good intentions masked policies with inhuman results. He tells the poignant stories of many individuals some of whom were forever broken and some who went on to achieve great things. This is a book about much sorrow and occasional madness about governments who pretended things didn't happen and about the opportunities offered to right a great wrong. | A Rape of the Soul So Profound The return of the Stolen Generation

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Crusades Volume 20

Crusades Volume 20

Crusades covers the seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology law literature art numismatics and economic social political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources - narrative homiletic and documentary - but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades also incorporates the Society's Bulletin. The editors are Professor Benjamin Z. Kedar Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel; Professor Jonathan Phillips Royal Holloway University of London UK; Nikolaos G. Chrissis Democritus University of Thrace Greece; and Iris Shagrir The Open University of Israel. | Crusades Volume 20

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Literature and Science

Literature and Science

First published in 1954 Literature and Science discusses historically the relationship between science and literature and between scientists and men of letters from the Renaissance onwards. It shows periods when writers were enthusiastic about science as in the early days of the Royal Society and notably through the influence of Newton. Further it explores the later alienation between science and literature in the technological and industrial age. There is a full account of Wordsworth’s crucial relationships to these problems which leads to a number of new conclusions. Apart from his historical survey Dr. Ifor Evans emphasises the contemporary importance of the relationship of the artist and the scientist and outlines an approach to a new humanism in which the writer may reach some closer understanding of science than he has at present attained. Students interested in literature history of literature and critical theory will find this book enlightening.

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Liberalism and Naval Strategy Ideology Interest and Sea Power During the Pax Britannica

Liberalism and Naval Strategy Ideology Interest and Sea Power During the Pax Britannica

Liberalism and Naval Strategy (1986) examines the role that liberalism played in shaping the naval strategy of the Pax Britannia. Liberalism was linked to commercial interest and the devotion of the middle classes to peaceful commerce and their suspicion of force as government policy helped to inform critical choices. The traditional British naval strategy of the mercantilist era persisted into the early nineteenth century when the Royal Navy’s policing of the seas against piracy and the slave trade antagonized trade rivals particularly America. By the 1850s Britain granted immunity to neutral shipping – after much debate with some of the century’s leading thinkers including Mill and Marx taking prominent parts in the naval controversies. This book examines these events as well as the writings of contemporary naval strategists including the Colomb brothers. It also discusses the strategic posture of the Admiralty and its opponents before and during the war against Germany in 1914. | Liberalism and Naval Strategy Ideology Interest and Sea Power During the Pax Britannica

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Real Recognition What Literary Texts Reveal about Social Validation and the Politics of Identity

Real Recognition What Literary Texts Reveal about Social Validation and the Politics of Identity

Real Recognition investigates the complexities of literary and social recognition with the aim of putting a fresh cross-disciplinary spin on reader identification and social acknowledgment. Engaging with contemporary Danish and Anglophone works on racialization disability and gender Marie-Elisabeth Lei Pihl argues in favor of a close relation between aesthetic appeals to recognition and the political dimensions of literary texts. Moreover she proposes a framework bent on experience and relations as opposed to identity and status for articulating new fruitful understandings of how literary texts call for aesthetic and social recognition. Based on this she argues that literary texts can make readers get what social validation is about – and thereby help us redefine a key concept in the social sciences. Marie-Elisabeth Lei Pihl earned her PhD in literature and sociology from the University of Southern Denmark in 2020. Currently she works as a postdoctoral researcher within narrative medicine and literature-based social interventions at the University of Southern Denmark in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health in Copenhagen. Chapter 3 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www. routledge. com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | Real Recognition What Literary Texts Reveal about Social Validation and the Politics of Identity

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Primary Care Centres

Primary Care Centres

Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concept that good design contributes directly to healthy living the book shows beneficial effects that a good design brief can bring to the staff patients and visitors of health care facilities. It outlines principles for designs that are both practical and useful. International case studies of healthcare facilities in the UK US Japan and South Africa provide technical detail and give best practice examples of well-designed healthy living centres with an emphasis on building performance and catering for the latest government policy developments. This new edition provides trusted guidance on investing in effective architecture for architects and project managers involved in the design of healthcare facilities. Dr Geoffrey Purves is Chairman of Purves Ash LLP a firm of Architects in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has held a range of professional appointments with the Royal Institute of British Architects and is an Honorary Research Associate at Durham University.

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Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Leadership

This book breaks important new ground in describing the enhancements in performance motivation and mental well-being that Inclusive Leadership brings to organisations. Illustrating these benefits through theory and practical examples the book also contrasts this style with Command and Control or ‘Transactional’ leadership a style that still holds sway in many organisations with leaders focused on mistakes rather than progress. Inclusive Leadership will transport you through time and geography – from the UK US and Australia to France and Norway – showing how much more nurturing an environment Inclusive Leadership provides than Transactional leadership. Read how Inclusive Leadership complements a competitive strategy emphasising innovation and how it dominates in four organisations – Royal Mail Sales the PageGroup Sevenoaks School and APAM - spanning sales recruitment education and real estate. The chapters also cover education and the associations between Inclusive Leadership and enhanced undergraduate student performance motivation and engagement both in Norway and in the UK. With a unique combination of both theoretical and practical perspectives this book is a useful tool for practitioners in the corporate world; business management and leadership students; and both emerging and established leaders. Watch the accompanying video here: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=8DEChx953_U&t=8s

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Transnationalism and Migration in Global Korea History Politics and Sociology 1910 to the Present

Transnationalism and Migration in Global Korea History Politics and Sociology 1910 to the Present

Contrary to the image of Korea as a largely self-contained country until its economy became global during the 1990s this book shows that transnationalism has firmly been part of modern Korea’s national experience throughout its existence. The volume portrays Korea’s frequent transnational entanglements with other nations in East Asia and the West from the start of its annexation into the Empire of Japan in 1910 to the present day. It explores how modern Korea negotiated its complicated colonial relations with imperial Japan and its political and economic relations with the West in meeting the challenges of the globalized world. Early chapters cover the origins of Korea’s democratic republicanism among Korean immigrants in the United States the Royal-Dutch oil industry in Korea and prisons in the Japanese empire. From the latter half of the twentieth century to the present the book probes Cold War politics between Korea and Europe transnational Korean communities in China Japan the Russian Far East and the West and ethnic Korean returnees from the Russian Far East. With contributions from leading international scholars this collection’s attention to modern Korean history economy gender studies and migration is ideal for upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates. | Transnationalism and Migration in Global Korea History Politics and Sociology 1910 to the Present

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Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China Beyond Typology and Ritual

Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China Beyond Typology and Ritual

Weapons in Late Shang (c. 1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual explores the large quantities of bronze and jade weapons such as dagger-axes spears and arrows found at the World Heritage site of Yinxu the late Shang capital located near today’s Anyang city in central China. Qin Cao’s innovative research presents new insights into these weapons moving beyond perceptions of them being primarily symbols of power and rank. Through the lens of weapons this book argues for the significance of martial prowess and leadership within late Shang society. The author considers Shang weapons from an object biographical perspective tracing their life histories for the first time. This book synthesises archaeological data scientific analyses and inscriptions on oracle bones and bronzes uncovering a more nuanced understanding of the complex roles weapons played in society. What traces of evidence can be detected on weapons that demonstrate their ability to cause bodily harm? Why were tens of thousands of weapons placed in tombs? What led to certain individuals including high-ranking royal females being buried with weapons? This book will be of interest to academics students (both undergraduates and postgraduates) and researchers in archaeology particularly those focused on China East Asia or comparative studies as well as a more general readership in Chinese archaeology. | Weapons in Late Shang (c. 1250-1050 BCE) China Beyond Typology and Ritual

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Power and Representation in Byzantium The Forging of the Macedonian Dynasty

Power and Representation in Byzantium The Forging of the Macedonian Dynasty

Throughout the history of Byzantium 65 emperors were dethroned and only 39 reigns ended peacefully. How might a usurper get away with murdering his predecessor? And how could a bloody act of regicide lead to one of the most glorious of all eras in Byzantium? These were questions that puzzled Michael Psellos as he looked back at Basil I’s assassination of Michael III and the origin of the Macedonian dynasty. Might the imperial art of Basil his sons and grandson help to explain how the dynasty overcame its violent beginnings and secured the loyalty of its subjects? It has long been recognised that the early Macedonian emperors were active propagandists but royal art has usually been viewed thematically over the span of centuries. Official iconography has been understood to project imperial power in ways which were impersonal and unchanging. This book instead adopts a chronological approach and considers how Basil justified his seizure of power and how his successors went on to articulate their own ideas about authority. It concludes that imperial art did at times reflect the personality of the emperor and the political demands of the moment such as the need for an heir the nature of court politics or the choice of successor. This innovative account of the forging of the Macedonian dynasty will appeal to those interested in how early medieval kings and emperors used art to create their own image to differentiate themselves from rivals and to extend the boundaries of their personal power. | Power and Representation in Byzantium The Forging of the Macedonian Dynasty

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The Arctic Journal of Captain Henry Wemyss Feilden R. A. The Naturalist in H. M. S. Alert 1875-1876

The Arctic Journal of Captain Henry Wemyss Feilden R. A. The Naturalist in H. M. S. Alert 1875-1876

The British Arctic Expedition of 1875–6 was the first major British naval expedition to the high Arctic where science was almost as important as geographical exploration. There were hopes that the expedition might find the hypothetical open polar sea and with it the longed-for Northwest Passage and it did reach the highest northern latitude to date. The Royal Society compiled instructions for the expedition and selected two full-time naturalists (an unusual naval concession to science) of whom one Henry Wemyss Feilden proved a worthy choice. Feilden was a soldier who fought in most of the wars in his lifetime including the American Civil War on the Confederate side. On board HMS Alert he kept a daily journal a record important for its scientific content but also as a view of the expedition as seen by a soldier revealing admiration and appreciation for his naval colleagues; he performed whatever tasks were given to him including the rescue of returning sledge parties stricken by scurvy. He also did a remarkably comprehensive job in mapping the geology of Smith Sound; some of his work on the Cape Rawson Beds was the most reliable until the 1950s. He was an all-round naturalist and a particularly fine geologist and ornithologist. He was not just a collector; he pondered the significance of his findings within the context of the best modern science of his day: in zoology Charles Darwin on evolution; in botany Hooker on phytogeography and in geology Charles Lyell’s system. He illustrated his journal with his own sketches and also enclosed the printed programmes of popular entertainments held on the ship and verses for birthdays and sledging (there was a printing press onboard). The journal gives a vigorous impression of a ship’s company well occupied through the winter then increasingly active in sledging and geographical discovery in spring before the scurvy-induced decision to head home in the summer of 1876. After his return Feilden had dealings with many scientists and their institutions finding homes for and meaning in his collections. | The Arctic Journal of Captain Henry Wemyss Feilden R. A. The Naturalist in H. M. S. Alert 1875-1876

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