{"title":"James B. Tschen-Emmons","description":"James B. Tschen Emmons, PhD, teaches history at North Idaho College and mythology at Northern Virginia Community College.","products":[{"product_id":"artifacts-from-ancient-rome-hardcover","title":"Artifacts from Ancient Rome - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Roman objects and artifacts are properly analyzed, they serve as valuable primary sources for learning about ancient history. This book provides the guidance and relevant historical context students need to see relics as evidence of long-past events and society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtifacts from Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique social history that explores major aspects of daily life in a long-ago era via images of physical objects and historical information about these items. This book also affords \"hands-on training\" on how to approach primary sources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author--a historian also trained as an archaeologist--begins by explaining the concept of using artifacts to understand and \"see\" the past and providing a primer for effectively analyzing artifacts. Entries on the artifacts follow, with each containing an introduction, a description of the artifact, an explanation of its significance, and a list of further sources of information. Readers of the book will not only gain a composite impression of daily life in ancient Rome through the study of artifacts from domestic life, religion, war, transportation, entertainment, and more, but will also learn how to best understand and analyze primary sources for learning.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50810454835423,"sku":"9781610696197","price":186.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CLuJ1PUHnz9781610696197.webp?v=1785841875"},{"product_id":"artifacts-from-medieval-europe-hardcover","title":"Artifacts from Medieval Europe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing artifacts as primary sources, this book enables students to comprehensively assess and analyze historic evidence in the context of the medieval period.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new addition to the \u003cb\u003eDaily Life through Artifacts\u003c\/b\u003e series provides not only the full benefit of a reference work with its comprehensive explanations and primary sources, but also supplies images of the objects, bringing a particular aspect of the medieval world to life. Each entry in \u003ci\u003eArtifacts from Medieval Europe\u003c\/i\u003e explains and expands upon the cultural significance of the artifact depicted. Artifacts are divided into such thematic categories as domestic life, religion, and transportation. Considered collectively, the various artifacts provide a composite look at daily life in the Middle Ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike medieval history encyclopedias that feature brief reference entries, this book uses artifacts to examine major aspects of daily life. Each artifact entry features an introduction, a description, an examination of its contextual significance, and a list of further resources. This approach trains students how to best analyze primary sources. General readers with an interest in history will also benefit from this approach to learning that enables a more complete appreciation of past events and circumstances.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50810455032031,"sku":"9781610696210","price":186.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/m2RvVfkj2o9781610696210.webp?v=1785841877"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/james-b-tschen-emmons.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}