Playthings in Early Modernity Charles C. Caldart

Playthings in Early Modernity Charles C. CaldartAn innovative volume of 15 interdisciplinary essays at the nexus of material culture, performance studies, and game theory. "Plaything" is understood as both an object and a person, and play, in the early modern world, is treated not merely as a pastime, a leisurely pursuit, but as a pivotal part of daily life, a strategic psychosocial endeavor.

it offers a new perspective on Jewish life in Britain and beyond

variety and change

librarians and curators

the historical construction of citizenship

The resulting book is both a who's who of contemporary independent cinema in America and a reminder that the ways of making films outside the studio system are incredibly varied – and can be powerfully effective

for better or worse

molecular biology

the appeal of collaboration and the role of the nation-state in post-national frameworks

The site gave easy access to the natural trade route between the Aegean and the Libyan Seas

moving away from an exclusive colonial perspective

and later Qur'anic

the suppression of dissent