Deeds done beyond the sea : essays on William of Tyre, Cyprus and the military orders presented to Peter Edbury / / edited by Susan B. Edgington and Helen J. Nicholson ; contributors Thomas S. Asbridge [and eighteen others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465177203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-317-15366-9; 1-4724-1784-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Collana: Crusades. Subsidia ; ; 6
• Disciplina: 956/.014072
• Soggetti: Military religious orders; Crusades; Electronic books.; Jerusalem History Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244; Cyprus History Lusignan dynasty, 1192-1474
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Foreword: Peter Edbury; Preface; Part I: William of Tyre; 1Some New Light on the Composition Process of William of Tyre's Historia; 2 William of Tyre's Attitude towards Islam; 3 Biblical Quotations and Formulaic Language in the Chronicle of William of Tyre; 4William of Tyre and the First Rulers of the Latin Principality of Antioch; 5 Differing Views of Renaud de Châtillon; 6 Re-translating William of Tyre; 7 Saladin, from Memory towards Myth in the Continuations; 8 Holy War and Kingship in Fifteenth-century Hungary; Part II: Cyprus; 9 Cypriot Gold Thread in Late Medieval Silk Weaving and Embroidery10 A New Manuscript of Leontios Makhairas's Chronicle of the 'Sweet Land of Cyprus'; 11 Animals and the Law; 12 Amanieu Son of Bernard, Count of Astarac, Croisé Manqué?; 13Queen Plaisance of Cyprus and the Bulla Cypria; Part III: The Military Orders; 14 Gregory VII and the Idea of a Military-Religious Order; 15 A Rental of Hospitaller Properties in ; Twelfth-century Jerusalem; 16Afonso of Portugal, Master of the Hospital: 1202/3-1206; 17 The Identity of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Portugal; Part IV: Afterword; 18Peter Edbury as an HistorianPeter Edbury's Publications; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume celebrates Peter Edbury's career by bringing together essays focusing on his major research interests; the great historian of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, William of Tyre, and his chronicle; medieval Cyprus; and the Military Orders in the Middle Ages. All based on original research, contributions include new work on manuscripts from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries; studies of language in William of Tyre; thematic surveys; legal and commercial investigations pertaining to Cyprus; aspects of memorialization, and biographical studies.

Caesar's Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / William W. Batstone and Cynthia Damon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452098803321
• Autore: Batstone William Wendell
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0-19-803697-3; 1-280-56436-9; 1-4294-3251-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Collana: Oxford approaches to classical literature
• Altri autori (Persone): DamonCynthia <1957->
• Disciplina: 937.05
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Rome History; Rome History Civil War, 49-45 B.C Literature and the war
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Editors' Foreword; Contents; Preliminary Note; Introduction; 1 Choices: Genre, Content, Style; 2 Structure as Argument in Civil War I; 3 Taking Sides, Making Sides; 4 Mastering Victory; 5 Writing Fighting War; Epilogue: Surviving Failure; Timeline of the Life of Caesar and the Civil ; War; Maps; Notes; Prominent Persons; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Editors' Foreword. Preliminary Note. Introduction. 1. Choices: Genre, Content, Style. 2. Structure as Argument in Civil War. 3. Taking Sides, Making Sides. 4. Mastering Victory. 5. Writing Fighting War. Epilogue: Surviving Failure

Terrorism and national security / / edited by Justin Healey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814652903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thirroul, N.S.W., : Spinney Press, 2011
• ISBN: 9781921507373; 1921507373
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations
• Collana: Issues in society ; ; v. 321
• Altri autori (Persone): HealeyJustin
• Disciplina: 363.325; 364.1
• Soggetti: Terrorism - Australia; National security - Australia; Terrorism - Prevention; Australia Defenses Planning; Australia Strategic aspects; Australia Military policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. National security and counter-terrorism in Australia -- Chapter 2. Anti-terrorism laws -- Chapter 3. Australia's defence and security interests.
• Sommario/riassunto: According to the federal government, the threat of terrorism on Australian soil is real and enduring, and has become a persistent and permanent feature of Australia's security environment. The main source of international terrorism and the primary terrorist threat to Australia is considered to be from a global militant jihadist movement, including violent extremists such as al-Qa'ida. Is terrorism really a significant ; threat to the Australian community, or are unprecedented government intelligence and policing powers and counter-terrorism laws of greater concern? What are the risks of terrorist attack from either foreign or domestically based threats? Australia's broader defence and security interests are also undergoing changes in strategic defence planning, including the vast expense of upgrading air and sea power, and realigning our traditional alliance with the US while engaging with emerging regional giant, China. How vulnerable is Australia to attack - are we prepared?