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  • William Marshal

    by David Crouch ...
    David Crouch’s William Marshal, now in its third edition, depicts this intriguing medieval figure as a ruthless opportunist, astute courtier, manipulative politician and a brutal but efficient soldier. Born the fourth son of a minor baron, he ended his days as Earl of Pembroke and Regent of England, and was the only medieval knight to have a contemporary biography written about him. Using this ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Medieval Britain, c.1000–1500

    by David Crouch ...
    Series Book 2 - Cambridge History of Britain
    Though England was the emerging super-state in the medieval British Isles, its story is not the only one Britain can offer; there is a wider context of Britain in Europe, and the story of this period is one of how European Latin and French culture and ideals colonised the minds of all the British peoples. This engaging and accessible introduction offers a truly integrated perspective of medieval ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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    Playing God

    Redeeming the Gift of Power

    by Andy Crouch ...
    Narrated by David Cochran Heath ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 39 min

    Power corrupts―as we've seen time and time again. People too often abuse their power and play god in the lives of others. Shady politicians, corrupt executives and ego-filled media stars have made us suspicious of those who wield influence and authority. They too often breed injustice by participating in what the Bible calls idolatry.Yet power is also the means by which we bring life, create ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Flirting with Space

    Journeys and Creativity

    by David Crouch ...
    The idea of 'flirting' with space is central to this book. Space is conceptualised as being in constant flux as we make our way through various contexts in our daily lives, and is considered in relation to encounters with complexities and flows of material culture. This book focuses on journeys, which are perceived as dynamic processes of contemporary life and its spaces, and how creativity ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Almost Perfekt

    How Sweden Works And What We Can Learn From It

    by David Crouch ...
    'Engaging' Money Week'A sharp-eyed account of what makes Sweden modern, resilient and rather different' Professor Jonas HinnforsSWEDENA country that defies the laws of economic gravity. A land with high wages, strong unions and generous welfare. A dream location for business and a bastion of social responsibility, coming out on top for childcare, equality and quality of life.WHAT CAN... ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Birth of Nobility

    Constructing Aristocracy in England and France, 900-1300

    by David Crouch ...
    For 300 years separate and mutually uncomprehending English and French historiographies have confused the history of medieval aristocracy. Unpicking the basic assumptions behind both national traditions, this book explains them, reconciles them and offers entirely new ways to take the study of aristocracy forward in both England and France.The Birth of Nobility analyses the enormous international ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Chivalric Turn

    Conduct and Hegemony in Europe before 1300

    by David Crouch ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Medieval European History
    The Chivalric Turn examines the medieval obsession with defining and practising superior conduct, and the social consequences that followed from it. Historians since the seventeenth century have tended to understand medieval conduct through the eyes of the writers of the Enlightenment, viewing superior conduct as 'knightly' behaviour, and categorising it as chivalry. Using, for the first time, the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Image of Aristocracy

    In Britain, 1000-1300

    by David Crouch ...
    David Crouch provides a broad definition of aristorcracy by examining the ways aristocrats behaved and lived between 1000 and 1300. He analyses life-style, class and luxurious living in those years. A distinctive feature of the book is that it takes a British, rather than Anglocentric, view - looking at the penetration of Welsh and Scottish society by Anglo-French ideas of aristocracy. ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The English Aristocracy, 1070-1272: A Social Transformation

    by David Crouch ...

    $49.99 USD

  • Magna Carta and the England of King John

    by Janet S. Loengard, R V Turner, Barbara A Hanawalt, David Crook, David Crouch, James A Brundage, James Masschaele, John B Gillingham, John Hudson ...
    Magna Carta marked a watershed in the relations between monarch and subject and as such has long been central to English constitutional and political history. This volume uses it as a springboard to focus on social, economic, legal, and religious institutions and attitudes in the early thirteenth century. What was England like between 1199 and 1215? And, no less important, how was King John ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Reign of King Stephen

    1135-1154

    by David Crouch ...
    At last: an authoritative, up to date account of the troubled reign of King Stephen, by a leading scholar of the Anglo-Norman world. David Crouch covers every aspect of the period - the king and the empress, the aristocracy, the Church, government and the nation at large. He also looks at the wider dimensions of the story, in Scotland, Wales, Normandy and elsewhere. The result (weaving its ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Leisure/Tourism Geographies

    Practices and Geographical Knowledge

    Edited by David Crouch ...
    Series series Critical Geographies
    Leisure and Tourism Geographies considers leisure/tourism as an encounter. An encounter that exists between people, between people and space and between people and their expectations, experiences and desires.The contributors explore diverse aspects of leisure and tourism, ranging from the methodologies behind leisure practices to detailed case studies including: *Disneyland, Paris*tourism in ... Read more

    $84.99 USD