Subversive Harry Potter : Adolescent Rebellion and Containment in the J. K. R…

Subversive Harry Potter : Adolescent Rebellion and Containment in the J. K. Rowling Novels, Paperback by Saxena, Vandana, ISBN 078646674X, ISBN-13 9780786466740, Brand New, Free shipping in the US “This detailed study of Harry Potter explores the limits of the formulaic structure of adolescent fantasy fiction like that of Rowling’s and also examines the impulse of exploration, subversion, and resistance contained within the formula. Within the co-existing networks of subversion and containment in the narrative, young adult fantasy becomes an embodiment of the experience of adolescence”–Provided by publisher.

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Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings 1066-1135 – 9780851156897

Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings 1066-1135Author(s): Stephen R Morillo Format: Paperback Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: The Boydell Press ISBN-13: 9780851156897, 978-0851156897 Synopsis An interwoven study in many ways refreshing and original… A good book, the first major product of one of the more vital debates in recent early medieval scholarship. HISTORY A major re-statement of the nature of Anglo-Norman warfare, with special emphasis on the role of the familia regis, the King’s military household. This study of the battles waged between 1066 and 1135 by the Anglo-Norman kings of England – William the Conqueror, William Rufus and Henry I -is a major restatement of the nature of medieval warfare in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Bringing together the two major trends in recent medieval military history, the study of military organisations and the study of campaigns, Stephen Morillo illuminates the interrelationship of military organisation and social and political structures and brings many new perceptions to bear, such as the central role of the familia regis, the King’s military household. The roles of armies and castles and the normal activities of warfare are examined to show why sieges were far more common than pitched battles. Siege and battle tactics are analysed in the context of social and political influences, administrative structures and campaign patterns, and a connection is proposed in most pre-modern warfare between government strength and infantry quality. Dr STEPHEN MORILLOteaches at Wabash College, Indiana. He has published numerous articles on Anglo-Norman warfare.

Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings 1066-1135 – 9780851156897

Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings 1066-1135Author(s): Stephen R Morillo Format: Paperback Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: The Boydell Press ISBN-13: 9780851156897, 978-0851156897 Synopsis An interwoven study in many ways refreshing and original… A good book, the first major product of one of the more vital debates in recent early medieval scholarship. HISTORY A major re-statement of the nature of Anglo-Norman warfare, with special emphasis on the role of the familia regis, the King’s military household. This study of the battles waged between 1066 and 1135 by the Anglo-Norman kings of England – William the Conqueror, William Rufus and Henry I -is a major restatement of the nature of medieval warfare in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Bringing together the two major trends in recent medieval military history, the study of military organisations and the study of campaigns, Stephen Morillo illuminates the interrelationship of military organisation and social and political structures and brings many new perceptions to bear, such as the central role of the familia regis, the King’s military household. The roles of armies and castles and the normal activities of warfare are examined to show why sieges were far more common than pitched battles. Siege and battle tactics are analysed in the context of social and political influences, administrative structures and campaign patterns, and a connection is proposed in most pre-modern warfare between government strength and infantry quality. Dr STEPHEN MORILLOteaches at Wabash College, Indiana. He has published numerous articles on Anglo-Norman warfare.