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Women of Fortune
Women of Fortune tells the compelling story of mercantile wealth, arranged marriages, and merchant heiresses who asserted their rights despite loss, imprisonment, and murder. …
Women in Exile in Early Modern Europe and the Americas
Exile, its pain and possibility, is the starting point of this book. Women’s experience of exile was often different from that of men, yet it has not received the important …
Northampton
First published in 1982, Northampton is a modern study of Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, privy councillor to James I. Dr. Peck convincingly challenges the traditional eminence …
Women of Fortune
Women of Fortune tells the compelling story of mercantile wealth, arranged marriages, and merchant heiresses who asserted their rights despite loss, imprisonment, and murder. …
Reading-to-Write
This book examines the process of reading (when one's purpose is to create a text of one's own) and writing (which includes a response to the work of others). This is a central …
Screening Asian Americans
This innovative essay collection explores Asian American cinematic representations historically and socially, on and off screen, as they contribute to the definition of American …
Flowered Words of Hope
Flowered Words of hope is a striking collection of charming watercolors each paired with a quote to inspire hope. It is the author's sincere wish that the reader will be calmed and …
Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the …
The Mental World of the Jacobean Court
The reign of James I (1603-25) has long been overshadowed by the prior glory of Elizabeth and the later outbreak of the Civil War. Yet how, without understanding the Jacobean …
Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the …
Reading-to-Write
The Social and Cognitive Studies in Writing and Literacy Series, is devoted to books that bridge research, theory, and practice, exploring social and cognitive processes in writing …