“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 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 Race 6-Volume Set
Edited by Marius Turda, Oxford Brookes University, UK How have definitions of race varied and changed over time? What impact have religion, science and politics had on race throughout history, and how has our concept of it been changed as a result? These ambitious questions are answered by 60+ experts who – drawing on perspectives from history, sociology, anthropology, literature and medical humanities – deepen our understanding of how race has developed conceptually and in reality between antiquity and the present day.
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Cultural Histories Series
Using a consistent thematic structure, each volume covers: definitions of race; race, environment and culture; race and religion; race and science; race and politics; race and ethnicity; race and gender; race and body; and anti-race. Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395.00 / $550.00 UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350067578 • £440.00 / $610.00 300 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of Hinduism 6-Volume Set
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. 1. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Pre-Classical Age (2000 – 200 BCE) 2. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Classical Age (200 BCE – 800 CE) 3. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Post-Classical Age (800 – 1500) 4. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Empires (1500 – 1857) 5. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Late Colonialism (1857 – 1947) 6. A Cultural History of Hinduism in the Age of Independence (1947 – 2017) The work takes an interdisciplinary approach to the complex subject of Hinduism, drawing on Religious Studies, Asian Studies, History, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Politics/Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology. Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395.00 / $550.00 UK May 2022 • US May 2022 • 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350024434 • £440.00 / $610.00 300 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
A Cultural History of War 6-Volume Set
Edited by Mary Kathryn Barbier, Mississippi State University, USA and Dennis Showalter, Colorado College, USA 54 experts, 54 chapters and c. 1,728 pages present the first detailed and interdisciplinary reference work on the cultural history of war from the last 2,500 years. The set explores questions such as: What role has war played in the historical and contemporary formation of societies across the globe? How have different classes and communities been impacted? How have different civilisations over the last 2,500 years commemorated and remembered war? Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395.00 / $550.00 UK April 2022 • US April 2022 • 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350052567 • £440.00 / $610.00 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic
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