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Fran Altvater, “Sacramental Theology and the Decoration of Baptismal Fonts” (Cambridge Scholars, 2017)
Fran Altvater
Sacramental Theology and the Decoration of Baptismal Fonts

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017

New Books in ArtNew Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network December 13, 2019 Michael F. Robinson

Fran Altvater talks about the Medieval Pilgrimage, a practice that became central to Christian Europe in the early Middle Ages and evolved into the military pilgrimages of the Crusades in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. Altvater is a professor of art history at the University of Hartford. Her book, Sacramental... Read More
Richard Whatmore, “Terrorists, Anarchists, and Republicans: The Genevans and the Irish in Time of Revolution” (Princeton UP, 2019)
Richard Whatmore
Terrorists, Anarchists, and Republicans
The Genevans and the Irish in Time of Revolution
Princeton University Press, 2019

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 11, 2019 Ryan Tripp

In 1798, members of the United Irishmen were massacred by the British amid the crumbling walls of a half-built town near Waterford in Ireland. Many of the Irish were republicans inspired by the French Revolution, and the site of their demise was known as Genevan Barracks. The Barracks were the... Read More
Luis Martínez-Fernández, “Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba” (U Florida Press, 2018)
Luis Martínez-Fernández
Key to the New World
A History of Early Colonial Cuba
University of Florida Press, 2018

New Books in Caribbean StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Native American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 10, 2019 Colin Mustful

From pre-contact, to first-contact, to colonization and beyond, Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba (University of Florida Press, 2018) by Luis Martínez-Fernández is an easy-to-read, yet incredibly fascinating and informative book on the history of early Cuba. In this interview, Martínez-Fernández talks about his Latin... Read More
Winston Black, “The Middle Ages: Facts and Fictions” (ABC-CLIO, 2019)
Winston E. Black
The Middle Ages
Facts and Fictions
ABC-CLIO, 2019

New Books in European StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & Society December 10, 2019 Aven McMaster and Mark Sundaram

Winston Black‘s new book The Middle Ages: Facts and Fictions (ABC-CLIO, 2019) guides readers through 10 pervasive fictions about medieval history, provides them with the sources and analytical tools to critique those fictions, and identifies what really happened in the Middle Ages. Aven McMaster and Mark Sundaram are historians and... Read More
Claire Chambers, “Making Sense of Contemporary British Muslim Novels” (Palgrave, 2019)
Claire Chambers
Making Sense of Contemporary British Muslim Novels

Palgrave, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in British StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in Islamic StudiesNew Books in Literary StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network December 6, 2019 Kristian Petersen

After the Rushdie affair in 1989 there was an important shift in the public life of British Muslims. Their image came under closer scrutiny which led to new social policies and self-perceptions. This moment also served as a significant pivot in the narrative and representational patterns in British Muslim literature. Claire... Read More
Chet Van Duzer, “Martin Waldseemüller’s ‘Carta marina’ of 1516: Study and Transcription of the Long Legends” (Springer, 2019)
Chet Van Duzer
Martin Waldseemüller’s 'Carta marina' of 1516
Study and Transcription of the Long Legends
Springer, 2019

New Books in European StudiesNew Books in GeographyNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Intellectual HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 6, 2019 Steven Seegel

Chet Van Duzer‘s new book Martin Waldseemüller’s ‘Carta marina’ of 1516: Study and Transcription of the Long Legends (Springer, 2019), presents the first detailed study of one of the most important masterpieces of Renaissance cartography. By transcribing, translating into English, and detailing the sources of all of the descriptive texts... Read More
Eleanor Parker, “Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)
Eleanor Parker
Dragon Lords
The History and Legends of Viking England
Bloomsbury Academic, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in British StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in FolkloreNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Literary StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network December 5, 2019 Mark Klobas

For all of their prominence in the popular imagination today, the historical record of the Viking presence in England is limited, with much of what we know about them dependent upon the literary accounts attached to it. In Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019),... Read More
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