TY - SOUND AU - Finan,Thomas ED - Recorded Books, LLC. TI - Citadels of power: the castle in history and archaeology T2 - The modern scholar SN - 9781449849689 (sound discs) AV - NA7710 .F56 2011 U1 - 728.81 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Prince Frederick, MD PB - Recorded Books KW - Castles KW - History KW - Design and construction KW - Foritification KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Audiobooks N1 - Compact disc; Title from container; In container (26 cm.); "14 lectures"--Container; Includes bibliographical references (guide); What is a castle? Why study a castle? -- Earthen and timber castles -- Building a castle -- The Norman stone keep -- The concentric castle -- The social orginization of castles -- The landscape of castles -- Sieges -- Castles in the kingdom of England -- The castles of Wales -- Castles in Ireland and Scotland -- Castles in France -- Crusader castles -- The end of castles; Lecture given by Thomas J. Finan N2 - Professor Finan examines the castle from a variety of contemporary perspectives, including those of history, archaeology, geography, and landscape studies. The course also covers the morphology of medieval fortifications and castles and considers the social and landscape natures of castles, as well as the role of the castle in Europe UR - http://www.modernscholar.com ER -