{"product_id":"game-of-thrones-versus-history-9781119249429","title":"Game of Thrones versus History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince it first aired in 2011, Game of Thrones galloped up the ratings to become the most watched show in HBO   s history. It is no secret that creator George R.R. Martin was inspired by late 15th century Europe when writing A Song of Ice and Fire, the sprawling saga on which the show is based.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by William Irwin xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Winter of Our Discontent 1\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian A. Pavlac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Kings, Queens, Knights, and Strategy 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 High and Mighty Queens of Westeros 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKavita Mudan Finn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Machiavellian Discourse on Game of Thrones 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacopo della Quercia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Chivalry in Westeros 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven Muhlberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Of Kings, Their Battles, and Castles 57\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian A. Pavlac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Slaves, Barbarians, and Other Others 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Barbarian Colonizers and Postcolonialism in Westeros and Britain 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShiloh Carroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Defense against the “Other”: Constructing Sites on the Edge of Civilization and Savagery 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian de Ruiter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Eastern Question 97\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMat Hardy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Slaves with Swords: Slave‐Soldiers in Essos and in the Islamic World 111\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Haug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Women and Children 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Rocking Cradles and Hatching Dragons: Parents in Game of Thrones 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanice Liedl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 “Oh, my sweet summer child”: Children and Childhood in Game of Thrones 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelle Strandgaard Jensen and Magnus Qvistgaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Writing the Rules of Their Own Game: Medieval Female Agency and Game of Thrones 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicole M. Mares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Power of Sansa Stark: A Representation of Female Agency in Late Medieval England 161\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDanielle Alesi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Religion 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Continuity and Transformation in the Religions of Westeros and Western Europe 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Riggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Religious Violence in Game of Thrones: An Historical Background from Antiquity to the European Wars of Religion 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaureen Attali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Coexistence and Conflict in the Religions of Game of Thrones 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Clasby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 “I shall take no wife”: Celibate Societies in Westeros and in Western Civilization 209\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKris Swank\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V The Background 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 By Whisper and Raven: Information and Communication in Game of Thrones 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiacomo Giudici\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 What’s in a Name? History and Fantasy in Game of Thrones 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara L. Uckelman, Sonia Murphy, and Joseph Percer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Setting up Westeros: The Medievalesque World of Game of Thrones 251\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian Polack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: List of Books and Episodes 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 265 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407019123031,"sku":"9781119249429","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119249429.jpg?v=1730497896","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/game-of-thrones-versus-history-9781119249429","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}