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The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Democracy Volumes 1-6 Edited by Eugenio Biagini, University of Cambridge, UK How has the concept of democracy been understood, manifested, reimagined and represented through the ages? This set of six volumes spans 2,500 years of democracy in its physical, social and cultural context. Each volume discusses the same themes in its ten chapters: Sovereignty; Liberty; The ‘common good’; Economic and social democracy; Religion and the principles of political obligation; Gender and citizenship; Ethnicity, race and nationalism; Democratic processes, revolutions and civil resistance; International relations; and Expanding the polis, transforming sovereignty. UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 6 vols • c. 1824 pages HB Pack • 9781350042933 • £440 / $610 250 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Genocide Volumes 1-6 Edited by Paul R. Bartrop, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA How has human response to genocide evolved over time? What effect has it had on our understanding of the cause and consequences of genocide? Spanning 2,800 years of human history this work offers the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of genocide from ancient times to the present day. Themes (and chapter titles) are: Responses to Genocide; Motivations and Justifications for Genocide; Genocide Perpetrators; Genocide Victims; Genocide and Memory; Consequences of Genocide; Representations of Genocide; Causes of Genocide. UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 6 vols • c. 1728 pages HB Pack • 9781350034600 • £440 / $610 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Hinduism Volumes 1-6 Edited by Karen Pechilis, Drew University, USA This 6 volume set presents an authoritative survey of Hinduism from ancient times to the present, spanning 4,500 years. The work takes an interdisciplinary approach drawing on religious studies, Asian studies, history, literary studies, cultural studies, gender studies, politics, sociology and anthropology. Themes (and chapter titles are): Sources of Authority; Defining Body and Mind; Social Organization and Everyday Norms; Identity, Difference and Dialogue; Politics and Power; Visual Culture; Lineages and Emerging Exemplars and Movements; and Hinduism in Global Context. Special introductory offer (valid up to 3 months after publication): £395 / $550 UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • 6 vols • c. 1728 pages HB Pack • 9781350024434 • £440 / $610 300 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Ideas Volumes 1-6 Edited by Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter T. Struck, both University of Pennsylvania, USA This Cultural History presents historians, as well as students and scholars of related fields, with the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of ideas from ancient times to the present day. It examines 2,800 years of ideas from a wide range of perspectives including philosophy, religion, politics and art. Themes (and chapter titles) are: Knowledge; The Human Self; Ethics and Social Relations; Politics and Economies; Nature; Religion and the Divine; Language, Poetry and Rhetoric; The Arts; and History. Special introductory offer (valid up to 3 months after publication): £395 / $550 UK September 2022 • US September 2022 • 6 vols • c. 1728 pages HB Pack • 9781350007550 • £440 / $610 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories Series • Bloomsbury Academic
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