Ancient Culture

“An extraordinary and intriguing book series ... I don’t think I have ever come across anything quite like it.” Reference Reviews The Cultural Histories are illustrated, multi-volume sets that survey the social and cultural construction of specifi c subjects across six historical periods: Antiquity; Medieval Age; Renaissance; Age of Enlightenment; Age of Empire; Modern Age. Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters so that readers may gain an understanding of a period by reading an entire volume, or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Also available in a fully searchable digital library, www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com.

A Cultural History of Fairy Tales

6-Volume Set

Edited by Anne E. Duggan, Wayne State University, USA How have the fairy tales of different cultures changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about our fears and hopes? In a work that spans 2,500 years and six volumes, these ambitious questions are addressed by 50+ experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history from antiquity to the modern age. Themes: Forms of the Marvellous; Adaptation; Gender and Sexuality; Humans and Non-humans; Monsters and the Monstrous; Spaces; Socialization; Power. Essential for history, literary studies and cultural studies collections.

Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395 / $550

UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 6 vols • c.2,048 pages HB Pack 9781350095731 • £440 / $610 300 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Genocide

6-Volume Set

Edited by Paul R. Bartrop, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA The fi rst comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview, bringing in perspectives from history, cultural studies, literary studies, anthropology, political science, classical studies and religious studies. How has human response to genocide evolved over time? What effect has it had on our understanding of the cause and consequences of genocide? This set covers 800 BCE to the present under the following themes: Responses to Genocide; Motivations and Justifi cations for Genocide; Genocide Perpetrators; Genocide Victims; Genocide and Memory; Consequences of Genocide; Representations of Genocide; Causes of Genocide.

Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395 / $550

UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350034600 • £440 / $610 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic