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  • Monsieur. Second Sons in the Monarchy of France, 1550–1800

    by Jonathan Spangler ...
    For the first time, this volume brings together the history of the royal spare in the monarchy of early modern France, those younger brothers of kings known simply as ‘Monsieur’.Ranging from the Wars of Religion to the French Revolution, this comparative study examines the frustrations of four royal princes whose proximity to their older brothers gave them vast privileges and great prestige, but ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • The Society of Princes

    The Lorraine-Guise and the Conservation of Power and Wealth in Seventeenth-Century France

    by Jonathan Spangler ...
    The princes étrangers, or the foreign princes, were an influential group of courtiers in early modern France, who maintained their unofficial status as 'foreigners' due to membership in sovereign ruling families. Arguably the most influential of these were the princes of Lorraine, a sovereign state on France's eastern border. During the sixteenth century the Lorraine-Guise dominated the culture ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Power and Ceremony in European History

    Rituals, Practices and Representative Bodies since the Late Middle Ages

    Edited by Anna Kalinowska, Dr Jonathan Spangler ...
    Series series Cultures of Early Modern Europe
    From oaths and hand-kissing to coronations and baptisms, Power and Ceremony in European Historyconsiders the governing practices, courtly rituals, and expressions of power prevalent in Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the medieval age to the modern era.Bringing together political and art historical approaches to the study of power, this book reveals how ceremonies and rituals - far from simply ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Cultural and Educational Exchanges between Rival Societies

    Cooperation and Competition in an Interdependent World

    Edited by Chuing Prudence Chou, Jonathan Spangler ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book stimulates discussions on cultural and educational exchanges between rival states and societies, raises awareness of the potential positive and negative impacts of such exchanges, and serves as a basis for future research and program design. Cultural and educational exchanges in various forms have existed for millennia. Yet it was not until the unprecedented human devastation of two ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Enterprises, Localities, People, and Policy in the South China Sea

    Beneath the Surface

    Edited by Dean Karalekas, Moises Lopes de Souza, Jonathan Spangler ...
    Series series Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
    This volume takes readers beneath the surface of the South China Sea by exploring critical but under-researched issues related to the maritime territorial disputes. It draws attention to the importance of private sector, civil society, and subnational actors’ roles in the disputes and sheds light on key policy issues that are addressed less often in the literature. By going beyond mainstream ... Read more

    $153.99 CAD

  • Chinese Education Models in a Global Age

    Edited by Jonathan Spangler, Chuing Prudence Chou ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    China’s rise, an increasing emphasis on international education benchmarking, and a global recognition of East Asian countries’ success in this regard have brought the issue of Chinese education to the forefront of public consciousness. In particular, the concept of a “Chinese education model” is one that has sparked debate and quickly become a major focus of education research around the world, ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • International Handbook of Curriculum Research

    Edited by William F. Pinar ...
    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    Continuing its calling to define the field and where it is going, the Second Edition of this landmark handbook brings up to date its comprehensive reportage of scholarly developments and school curriculum initiatives worldwide, providing a panoramic view of the state of curriculum studies globally. Its international scope and currency and range of research and theory reflect and contribute ... Read more

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  • The Medici

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Series series Italian Histories
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  • Educating Young Giants

    What Kids Learn (And Don’t Learn) in China and America

    by N. Pine ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Renaissance in Italy

    A Social and Cultural History of the Rinascimento

    by Guido Ruggiero ...
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  • Japan Restored

    How Japan Can Reinvent Itself and Why This Is Important for America and the World

    by Clyde Prestowitz ...
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