The persuasive agency of objects and practices in Alfred the Great's reform program /

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This title uses the material record and social practices to shed new light on Alfred the Great's reform program, and on what motivated Alfred's elites to do as he asked.

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Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
AUTHOR’S NOTE --
ABBREVIATIONS --
Prelude. The Enigmatic Alfred Jewel --
Chapter 1. Introduction --
Chapter 2. Military Innovation: Performing Alfredian Ideology --
Chapter 3. Alfredian Ideology --
Chapter 4. Alfredian Learning and Its Implications for Alfredian Reform --
Chapter 5. Text-Bodies: A Crucial Actant --
Chapter 6. Social Practices: Routinized Ways of Doing Things --
Chapter 7. The Enigmatic Alfred Jewel: A Powerful Player in Alfredian Reform --
Coda. Looking Forward: Alfred’s Successors --
Bibliography --
Index
1. Verfasser:
Pitt, Georgina
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This title uses the material record and social practices to shed new light on Alfred the Great's reform program, and on what motivated Alfred's elites to do as he asked.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 231 pages) : illustrations (colour), digital, PDF file(s).
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
In English.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781802702279
180270227X
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open Access
Schlagworte:
Alfred, > King of England, > 849-899.
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