HOW ALLIED ARMIES, ARAB INSURGENTS & POLITICAL INTRIGUE WON AND SHAPED SYRIA

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The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920JOHN D. GR AINGER Besides giving details of the bitter desert war, this book tells how imperialist ambitions and Arab aspirations combined to shape the Syria which is being fought over again today.

ɶ A timely account of the creation of modern Syria in the aftermath of the First World War.

ɶ A vivid telling of this brutal desert campaign, which places the efforts of T. E. Lawrence and the Arab forces into the wider picture of General Allenby’s campaign against the Turks.

ɶ An essential guide to the framework of peace treaties and Western diplomatic deals that shaped Syria and its neighbours.

Following the capture of Jerusalem, the allied armies continued their campaign against the Turks, beating them at the Battle of Megiddo in September 1918 and capturing Damascus with two forces simultaneously: the Australians and T. E. Lawrence’s Arab insurgents. The tough desert campaign and the subsequent formation and division of states, realignment of boundaries and creation of kingships are all covered in highly readable detail. At a time when new turmoil in Syria is again in the headlines, this study provides exceptionally timely information on how Syria was

fought over and shaped as rule over the country by the Turkish Empire was ended.JOHN D. GRAINGER is the author of five books for Boydell and Brewer, including The Battle for Palestine, 1917 and Dictionary of British Naval Battles.$45.00/£25.00 January 2013978 1 84383 803 616 b/w illus.; 256pp, 23.4 x 15.6, HB

T. E. Lawrence is driven into Damascus in his Rolls-Royce.

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Trees in Anglo-Saxon EnglandLiterature, Lore and LandscapeDELL A HO OKE A powerful exploration of trees in both the real and imagined Anglo-Saxon landscape.

ɶ First paperback edition of yet another of Boydell’s acclaimed landscape history titles.

ɶ The author is acknowledged as the leading expert in this subject.

ɶ Explains the significance of trees in the Anglo-Saxon world with a unique blend of history, folklore, literature, religion and legend.

Trees played a particularly important part in the rural economy of Anglo-Saxon England, both for wood and timber and as a wood-pasture resource, with hunting gaining a growing cultural role. But they are also powerful icons in many pre-Christian religions, with a degree of tree symbolism found in Christian scripture too. This wide-ranging book explores both the real historical and archaeological evidence of trees and woodland, and as they are depicted in Anglo-Saxon literature and legend. DELLA HOOKE is Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham.To look at any tree after reading [the] book is to have a clearer grasp of what someone might have made of it (literally and metaphorically) a thousand years ago. SALON$29.95/£17.99 April 2013978 1 84383 829 66 b/w illus.; 322pp, 24.4 x 17.2, PBAnglo-Saxon Studies

Designs upon the LandElite Landscapes of the Middle AgesOLIVER H. CREIGHTON A wide-ranging and accessibly written account of designed medieval landscapes.

ɶ Includes 12 colour and 68 b/w illustrations. ɶ A highly acclaimed work that encourages

a whole new approach to castle studies and landscape history.

ɶ Ideal read for the castle and country house visitor.This book offers the first full-length survey of designed medieval landscapes, not just the settings for castles, but for palaces, manor houses and monastic institutions. Richly illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs of key sites showing what can still be seen today.OLIVER H. CREIGHTON is Associate Professor in Archaeology, University of ExeterShould be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in castles, residences, gardens and medieval élite landscapes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Rescues the study of castles from their purely militaristic contexts and re-establishes them as places that are as much about poetry, art and the intellect as they are about the clash of swords. CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY$29.95/£17.99 April 2013978 1 84383 825 812 colour illus.; 33 b/w illus.; 272pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBGarden and Landscape History

The Medieval CookBRID GET ANN HENISCH The figure of the medieval cook revealed, in the context of time and circumstance.

ɶ The first paperback edition of the best and most complete book on the subject of cooks and cooking in the middle ages.

ɶ Packed with fascinating anecdotes and insights, not least that head chefs then may not have been so different from today’s demanding, fiery-tempered celebrity chefs….

ɶ Excellent companion to Medieval Life, The Medieval Household and The Goodman of Paris.

Enter the world of the medieval cook: from the chefs in the great medieval courts and aristocratic households catering for huge feasts, to the peasant wife attempting to feed her family from scarce resources, from cooking at street stalls to working as hired caterers for private functions.It is an attractive piece of work, beautifully illustrated, making the subject highly approachable for the general reader. [...] A useful and highly entertaining introduction to the study of the necessity and artistry of cookery in the Middle Ages. THE RICARDIAN

The general audience will be seduced by the lively medley of cooks and kitchens the book presents. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW$24.95/£14.99 April 2013978 1 84383 826 519 b/w illus.; 256pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB

English Medieval MisericordsThe Margins of MeaningPAUL HARDWICK A comprehensive survey of the intriguing misericord carvings, setting them in their religious context and looking at their different themes and motifs.

ɶ Misericords are hidden gems in our churches and interest in them continues to grow.

ɶ Excellent, affordable addition to any church visitor’s library.

ɶ Includes gazetteer.Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. This volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed “case studies”, the book places misericords firmly within the doctrinal and devotional milieu in which they were created and sited. The analysis is complemented by a gazetteer of the most notable instances.PAUL HARDWICK is Professor in English, Leeds Trinity University College.A welcome addition to the growing literature on medieval liturgical furnishings. THE ART NEWSPAPER

The great strength of the book is that it attempts to approach the images through the eyes of those who saw them and understood their meaning. VIDIMUS$34.95/£19.99 April 2013978 1 84383 827 232 b/w illus.; 198pp, 24.4 x 17.2, PBBoydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

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The Emergence of Britain’s Global Naval SupremacyThe War of 1739-1748RICHARD HARDING Discusses the lessons learned in the war of 1739-48 which, when applied in later wars, inspired Britain’s global naval supremacy.

ɶ A much-praised account of an overlooked war that proved vital to the development of Britain’s naval power.

ɶ Very readable account of a pivotal campaign in the age of sail. ɶ The war saw the rise of new great naval heroes, including Edward Vernon

(Portobello Road was named in honour of his capture of the Spanish-held Porto Bello) and George Anson.

The war of 1739-1748 (sometimes called the War of Jenkin’s Ear), waged against the Spanish Empire and France, has been neglected. Entered into with high expectations of quick victories based on naval power, opening up the possibility of increased trade and profit, the war turned out very different, with many failures and disappointments. But, crucially, the outcome was not all bad: the war had not been lost, nor had it been the shambles that some declared. The navy emerged with reputation intact – just – and many aspects of the naval and political infrastructure had proven sound. It was these core strengths along with other developments inspired by the experience that, a mere 15 years later, saw British naval power crush Franco-Spanish navies and wreck their maritime commerce in the Seven Years War. Britain’s navy had then attained the position of global dominance that it would maintain for generations to come, fundamentally changing Britain’s relationship with the rest of the world.RICHARD HARDING is Professor of Organisational History at the University of Westminster.$34.95/£19.99 March 2013978 1 84383 823 48 b/w illus.; 392pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PB

The Twilight of the East India CompanyThe Evolution of Anglo-Asian Commerce and Politics, 1790-1860ANTHONY WEBSTER Examines how and why the East India Company was transformed from a commercial trading company to an institution of government, and then abolished.

ɶ A compelling mix of British, Indian, economic, colonial and political history at a pivotal period, 1790-1860.

ɶ The first paperback edition of a popular volume in Boydell’s Worlds of the East India Company series.

ɶ Covers the peak and decline of the East India Company, one of the most powerful commercial companies ever to have existed.

The period from 1790 to 1860 was a turbulent one for British commerce with India. It began with the renewal of the East India Company’s Charter and its monopolies of trade with India and China, but was quickly followed by the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, which strengthened those political forces in Britain campaigning against the Company’s monopolies of trade, which were consequently abolished in 1813 and 1833. British industrialisation saw the rise of manufactured exports to India, but the course of commercial relations did not run smoothly and economic crises in 1833 and 1848 ruined many businesses, damaged both economies and restricted investment in India. Finally, of course, the rebellion of 1857 spelt the death knell for the Company, and ushered in a new phase of Anglo-Indian economic relations.ANTHONY WEBSTER is Head of the History Department at Liverpool John Moores University.$34.95/£19.99 March 2013978 1 84383 822 7214pp, 23.4 x 15.6, PBWorlds of the East India Company

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Britten: The Musical Character and Other WritingsHANS KELLER Edited by CHRISTOPHER WINTLE A selection of Hans Keller’s writings on Benjamin Britten including previously unseen correspondence and reprints of long unavailable writings.

ɶ Published to coincide with the Britten centenary celebrations in 2012/13.

ɶ A valuable selection of writings on Britten, newly collected from various sources, by one of the composer’s greatest advocates.

ɶ Includes previously unseen correspondence between Keller and Britten.It was hearing an early performance of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes that turned the young emigré writer and musician Hans Keller from psychology to music. Thereafter he became the composer’s most fervent advocate, devoting to him a whole issue of Music Survey (the journal he edited with Donald Mitchell) and the first comprehensive book on his music (again edited with Mitchell). This volume is a selection of the best of his writings, dealing with Peter Grimesthrough to Death in Venice and the Third String Quartet. It also includes an illustrated study by A. M. Garnham of the extensive correspondence between Britten and Keller (most of it hitherto unknown), a reprint of the handbooks on The Rape of Lucretia and Albert Herring (long out-of-print), and items from the Hans Keller Archive in the University of Cambridge. The book is illustrated with drawings from life by Milein Cosman.$26.95/£15.99 April 2013978 0 95660 075 2230pp, 23.5 x 15.5, PBHans Keller ArchivePlumbago Books

Britten’s Gloriana: Essays and SourcesEdited by PAUL BANKS A collection of essays which explore the cultural background and creative evolution of this once-overlooked work.

ɶ Redesigned and published in paperback for the first time to coincide with the Britten centenary celebrations in 2012/13.

ɶ Britten’s Gloriana returns to the Royal Opera House in June 2013, 60 years after its premiere.

ɶ Boydell’s acclaimed Aldeburgh Studies in Music series is now completely available in redesigned paperback editions.

Gloriana has been a source of controversy since its première as part of the Coronation celebrations in 1953. It was planned as a national opera of broad appeal by its authors, Benjamin Britten and William Plomer, but, despite wide coverage in the media, failed to establish itself in the repertoire until a new production in 1966 revealed it to be a powerful and stageworthy work. In recent years it has attracted an increasing amount of scholarly attention. This volume offers essays by ROBERT HEWISON, PHILIP REED, ANTONIA MALLOY, DONALD MITCHELL and PETER EVANS which explore the opera’s cultural background, the early stages of its creative evolution, the first critical responses, and various aspects of the work itself: these are supplemented by a list of source materials for the opera and the works derived from it, and an extensive bibliography.$34.95/£19.99 July 2012978 1 84383 797 8206pp, 23.4 x 15.6Aldeburgh Studies in Music

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Medieval English Lyrics and CarolsEdited by THOMAS G. DUNCAN A new and comprehensive anthology of medieval lyrics and carols, in new editions, with introduction and commentary.

ɶ This book includes a fuller and wider selection of texts from the 14th to 16th century than any other anthology of carols to date, including all pre-Chaucerian love lyrics.

ɶ A comprehensive introduction, annotations and glosses make this collection accessible for everyone.

ɶ This collection will not only appeal to literature enthusiasts, but also to early music lovers/performers.

Lyrics and carols are two of the most important types of medieval literature, enjoying immense popularity. This anthology provides a generous and wide-ranging selection, beginning with the first lyrics in English to celebrate love as romantic devotion to a woman and including all pre-Chaucerian love lyrics. Later poems by Chaucer and his successors present the courtly game of love in its sophisticated later medieval form, while devotional lyrics portray

the tenderness of the later medieval response to Christ as lover and beloved and to the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Mary as sorrowing mother and as Queen of Heaven. Fully represented also are lyrics on characteristically medieval moral and penitential themes, side by side with secular examples, such as drinking and dancing songs, humour and sexual innuendo, accounts minstrels mocking their audiences, and women vividly listing their lovers’ inadequacies. The texts are provided in fresh editions, unfamiliar spellings in later lyrics have been regularized, and line-by-line glosses are provided. It also includes an extensive introduction on forms, themes and contexts of the lyrics and a comprehensive commentary gives further essential information.THOMAS G. DUNCAN is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of English at St Andrews University.

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