H I S T O R Y – Environmental History / Social & Cultural History
Climate Change in Human History Prehistory to the Present
Benjamin Lieberman, Fitchburg State University, USA & Elizabeth Gordon, Fitchburg State University, USA Climate Change and Human History provides a concise introduction to the relationship between human beings and climate change throughout history. This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on the explosion of social movements, protest groups and key individuals since 2017 and the implications this has had on the history of climate change, an improved introduction to the Anthropocene and extra content on the basic dynamics of the climate system alongside updated historiography. With more case studies, images and individuals throughout the text, the 2nd edition also includes a glossary of terms and further reading to aid students in understanding this interdisciplinary subject.
Past, Present and Future
Zoltán Boldizsár Simon, Bielefeld University, Germany & Lars Deile Historical Understanding explores the current shape of historical understanding today. Boasting a range of contributions from leading scholars, the volume focuses on the current shape of the field, providing an overview of a variety of historical relations to the past, present, and future in the face of socio-political, ecological and technological upheavals. UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 256 pages PB 9781350168794 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9781350168619 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9781350168633 • £19.79 / $26.05 ePdf 9781350168626 • £19.79 / $26.05 Bloomsbury Academic
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 336 pages • 20 bw illus PB 9781350170339 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9781350170346 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9781350170353 • £19.79 / $26.05 ePdf 9781350170360 • £19.79 / $26.05 Bloomsbury Academic
The Companion to Juri Lotman A Semiotic Theory of Culture
Edited by Marek Tamm, Tallinn University, Estonia & Peeter Torop, University of Tartu, Estonia Juri Lotman (1922–1993), the Jewish-RussianEstonian historian, literary scholar and semiotician, was one of the most original and important cultural theorists of the 20th century, as well as a co-founder of the well-known Tartu-Moscow School of Semiotics. This is the first authoritative volume in any language to explore the main facets of Lotman’s work and discuss his main ideas in the context of contemporary scholarship. Boasting an interdisciplinary cast of contributing academics from more than 20 different fields from across mainland Europe, as well as the USA, the UK, Australia and Argentina, The Companion to Juri Lotman is the definitive text about Lotman’s intellectual legacy. UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 576 pages • 8 bw illus PB 9781350268197 • £28.99 / $39.95 • HB 9781350181618 • £90.00 / $120.00 ePub 9781350181632 • £26.09 / $35.17 ePdf 9781350181625 • £26.09 / $35.17 Bloomsbury Academic
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Historical Understanding
Sonic Histories of Occupation Experiencing Sound and Empire in a Global Context Edited by Jeremy E. Taylor, University of Nottingham, UK & Russell Skelchy, The University of Nottingham, UK Highlighting case studies in Asia, the Middle East, North America and Europe, Sonic Histories of Occupation employs a range of theoretical approaches to examine histories of imperialism and the auditory legacies they created, and contribute to a wider dialogue about the relationship between sound and imperial projects across political and temporal boundaries. The open access edition of this book is available under a CC-BY-NCND 4.0 license on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European Research Council. UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 288 pages • 22 bw illus HB 9781350228085 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350228108 • £0.00 / $0.00 ePdf 9781350228092 • £0.00 / $0.00 Bloomsbury Academic
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