The Game and Playe of the Chesse

The Game and Playe of the ChesseDespite its title, Caxton's "Game and Playe of the Chesse" does not, in fact, have much to say about a game or about playing it. Instead, the work uses the chessboard and its pieces to allegorize a political community whose citizens contribute to the common good.

Nick Crossley offers a detailed review of prior work in this area

in many languages to examine how slaves and ‘renegades’ developed a frontier consciousness that took into account how the ‘others’ thought and acted

springs and wells of Britain

by an author is also an actor in his own work

and legacies of imperialism

illustrating how they operate and stresses the important role of tactical voting in the production of recent election results

and have been drawn from a diverse array of cultural traditions

essays here consider masking in its various forms as a conscious or unconscious form of behaviour

Turning on itself

a historical crossroads

This new book will accompany the visitor to the archaeological site and museum

centred on kinship