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Edited by Sir George Prothero, President of the Royal Historical Society (1901-5) Introduced by William Roger Louis, University of Texas, Austin, USA Prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, the aim of these handbooks was to provide British delegates to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 with detailed information on the geographical, economic, historical and political aspects of the countries concerned. The volumes offer a wealth of authoritative information provided by the Intelligence Divisions of the Admiralty, the Military and the Foreign Office. This 3-volume set covers the countries and issues relating to the Middle East and North Africa including Turkey, Syria, Persia and the Persian Gulf, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Armenia. This edition which is thematically arranged for the first time, is introduced by William Roger Louis, a leading authority on the British Empire and Commonwealth and decolonization.
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UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 3 vols • c.1,664 pages • 3 bw illus HB Pack 9781788310581 • £330.00 / $445.00 Bloomsbury Academic
“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 specific subjects across 6 historical periods: Antiquity; Medieval Age; Renaissance; Age of Enlightenment; Age of Empire; Modern Age. Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters. This enables readers to gain an understanding of a period either by reading an entire volume, or by reading the relevant chapter in each volume and following a theme through history.
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A Cultural History of Plants
6-Volume Set
Edited by Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA and David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK and Macquarie University, Australia With contributions from 50 scholars and chapters covering the last 12,000 years, this set deepens our understanding of the relationship between plants and society. The work offers the definitive global history of how we have cultivated, traded, classified, and altered plants and how, in turn, plants have influenced our ideas of luxury and wealth, health and well-being, art and architecture.
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity Edited by Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA Volume 2: A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era Edited by Alain Touwaide, Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, Washington, D.C., USA Volume 3: A Cultural History of Plants in the Early Modern Era Edited by Andrew Dalby, independent scholar, France & Annette Giesecke, University of Delaware, USA Volume 4: A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Edited by Jennifer Milam, University of Sydney, Australia Volume 5: A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century Edited by David Mabberley, University of Oxford, UK Volume 6: A Cultural History of Plants in the Modern Era Edited by Stephen Forbes, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia
Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395.00 / $550.00
UK February 2022 • US February 2022 • 6 vols • c.1,744 pages HB Pack 9781474273596 • £440.00 / $610.00 343 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Furniture
6-Volume Set
Edited by Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK 60 experts, 60 chapters and c. 1,824 pages in 6 volumes add to our understanding of the contribution of furniture to society from antiquity to the present day. Themes and chapter titles are: Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Furniture in Antiquity Edited by Dimitra Andrianou, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece Volume 2: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Edited by Erin J. Campbell, University of Victoria, Canada and Stephanie R. Miller, Coastal Carolina University, USA Volume 3: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Exploration Edited by Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Elizabeth A. Carroll, San Jose State University, USA Volume 4: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Sylvain Cordier, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA, Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK and Laura Houliston Volume 5: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Empire and Industry Edited by Catherine L. Futter, Brooklyn Museum, USA and Christina M. Anderson, University College London, UK Volume 6: A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age Edited by Claire I. R. O'Mahony, University of Oxford, UK
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UK October 2021 • US September 2021 • 6 vols • c. 1,824 pages HB Pack 9781472577894 • £440.00 / $610.00 208 colour & 227 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Antoinette Burton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA “Each volume could successfully stand alone as a reference work on an era... The introductory essay to each is a valuable resource for comparing traditional political and economic histories with the more critical and cultural works presented in subsequent chapters. Accompanying each volume is a list of illustrations, notes, further reading, and an index ... Overall, students seeking a comparative, interdisciplinary, and compelling account of the spread of Western empires will find much of interest here. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.” CHOICE
2018 • 6 vols • c.1672 pages • 300 bw illus HB Pack 9781474242752 • £425 / $575 Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Carlos F. Noreña, University of California Berkeley, USA
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 296 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242585 • £75.00 / $110.00
Edited by Matthew Gabriele, Virginia Tech, USA
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 288 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242592 • £75.00 / $110.00
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 296 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242608 • £75.00 / $110.00
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 264 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242615 • £75.00 / $110.00
Edited by Ian Coller, La Trobe University, Australia
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 264 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242622 • £75.00 / $110.00
Edited by Patricia M. E. Lorcin, University of Minnesota, USA
UK July 2021 • US July 2021 • 264 pages • 50 bw illus HB 9781474242639 • £75.00 / $110.00
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A Cultural History of Work
6-Volume Set
Edited by Deborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, and University of Turku, Finland and Anne Montenach, Aix-Marseille University, France Winner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/Humanities “This format allows a reader to pursue a single topic within the 2,500-years of the history of work in the West … [Programs] such as economics, American and world history, women’s studies, and art history will benefit from the information herein.” American Reference Books Annual
6 vols • c.1,392 pages • 297 bw illus PB Pack 9781350278981 • £130 / $175 • 2021 HB Pack 9781474245036 • £425 / $575 • 2018 Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Work in Antiquity
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 232 pages • 48 bw illus PB 9781474244718 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781350278813 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020
A Cultural History of Work in the Medieval Age
Edited by Valerie L. Garver, Northern Illinois University, USA
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 232 pages • 50 bw illus PB 9781350278820 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474244923 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020
Edited by Bert De Munck, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Thomas Max Safley, University of Pennsylvania, USA
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 232 pages • 50 bw illus PB 9781350278837 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474244879 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020
A Cultural History of Work in the Age of Empire
Edited by Victoria E. Thompson, Arizona State University, USA
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 216 pages • 46 bw illus PB 9781350278899 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474244930 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020 Edited by Anne Montenach, Aix-Marseille University, France and Deborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, and University of Turku, Finland
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 248 pages • 54 bw illus PB 9781350278844 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474244824 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020
A Cultural History of Work in the Modern Age
Edited by Daniel J. Walkowitz, New York University, USA
UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 232 pages • 49 bw illus PB 9781350278905 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781474244817 • £75.00 / $110 • 2020
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A Cultural History of Theatre
6-Volume Set
Edited by Christopher B. Balme, University of Munich, Germany and Tracy C. Davis, Northwestern University, USA “[A] profound reconsideration of how we understand theatre, its myriad social contexts, and the cultural work it accomplishes… the product of intellectual labor and creativity, and its accomplishments are many. A landmark work in theatre and social history, it illuminates theatre through the lens of culture, and culture through the lens of theatre.” Theatre Survey
6 vols • c.1,760 pages • 270 bw illus PB Pack 9781350277823 • £130 / $175 • 2022 HB Pack 9781472585844 • £440 / $610 • 2017 Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity
Edited by Martin Revermann, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 272 pages • 14 bw illus PB 9781350277571 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585691 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
Edited by Robert Henke, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 280 pages • 48 bw illus PB 9781350277694 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585745 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
Edited by Peter W. Marx, University of Cologne, Germany
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 320 pages • 51 bw illus PB 9781350277717 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585769 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages
Edited by Jody Enders, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 304 pages • 36 bw illus PB 9781350277595 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585707 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
Edited by Mechele Leon, University of Kansas, USA
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 288 pages • 45 bw illus PB 9781350277700 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585752 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age
Edited by Kim Solga, Western University, Canada
UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 296 pages • 40 bw illus PB 9781350277779 • £25.99 / $35.95 HB 9781472585837 • £75.00 / $110.00 • 2019
