This book questions Netanyahu's hypothesis by turning to the extant trial records from Aragon's tribunal of Zaragoza, and employing them as a case study. This range of documents provides ample evidenc
Medievalists explore how the exercise of and justification for political power was portrayed in Medieval Europe. Their topics include image-making for conquerors of English Cnut and William I, the que
Presented by Rodrigues (journalism, Monash U., Australia) and Smaill (film and television studies, Monash U.), ten papers explore youth media practices in the regional setting of Asia Pacific. Topics
In nine papers from an international conference held in Esbjerg, Denmark in January 2005, historians and archaeologists discuss interaction between imperial Romans and the indigenous population. Among
The concern here is not with outer space, which had yet to be invented, nor with the inner space of conscience and faith, but with middle space, where people live: the landscape. Historians specializi
Gonzaga (1513-66) was renowned by contemporaries for her beauty and chaste widowhood, but after her death, a cache of letters showed that she had maintained a long and intimate relationship with a man
In an effort to rectify the lack of attention given to the contributions of pianist, composer, and teacher Lennie Tristano, Ind, who knew and played with Tristano, recalls the New York jazz scene in t
Youth and youth culture of the modern Arab world is the focus of this volume, which contains 12 essays on topics ranging from trends in the young Egyptian theatre, to honor and dating culture in Cairo
Academics and three graduate students in the US, the UK, Denmark, and Germany first presented the ten articles of this volume at the annual conference of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissanc
Reinink (Aramaic and Syriac languages, U. of Groningen, the Netherlands) and Stolte (Byzantine law, U. of Groningen) present the 13 papers originally given to the April 2001 workshop held at their uni
This volume contains 18 papers by contributors from universities in Israel, Denmark, Finland, Russia, France, Norway, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK, and US from a conference, "Greek Romans or
