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HISTORY
Edited by Clive Emsley, Open University, UK and Sara McDougall, CUNY, USA What constituted a crime 2,500 years ago, and how was criminal activity dealt with? How has our definition of justice evolved over time alongside developments in law, society, religion and class structures? 36 experts address these pressing questions in a six-volume reference set that spans 2,500 years of human history. Integrating perspectives from history, cultural studies, philosophy and classics, this globallyfocused work traces developments in the ever-changing criminal and justice worlds against a variety of social, legal and cultural contexts.
Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395.00 / $550.00
UK March 2022 • US March 2022 • 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781472584847 • £440.00 / $610.00 Bloomsbury Academic
History of the Moorish Empire in Europe
3-Volume Set
Samuel Parsons Scott (1846-1929) was a US attorney, financier and independent scholar Scott's three-volume history of the Moors in Spain and their influence on the culture of Western Europe was a landmark publication when it first came out in 1904. The first two volumes provide a detailed chronological history while the third volume presents aspects of the culture of al-Andalus, revealing the achievements of the Moorish empire and its impact upon Western scholarship and progress. Topics covered include the Moorish modes of conquest, government and administration; agriculture, trade and commerce; the influence of Moorish learning in science, literature and the arts; and reflections on Muslim social life and practices. This edition includes a new introduction by Elizabeth Drayson, Emeritus Fellow in Spanish, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £295.00 / $400.00
UK January 2021 • US January 2021 • 3 vols • c.2,224 pages HB Pack 9781784535339 • £330.00 / $445.00 Bloomsbury Academic
3-Volume Set
Edited by Étienne François, Free University of Berlin, Germany, and the University of Paris-I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France and Thomas Serrier, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Bringing together leading scholars from across Europe, as well as the United States, Africa and Asia, The European Way since Homer is a three-volume journey through the political, cultural, religious, intellectual, social and geographical history of Europe. It synthesises over 150 chapters on topics from across the spectrum of people, places, ideas, art, objects and events that have influenced the shaping of the continent. The set enriches our understanding of collective memory in Europe, explores what unites and divides the continent, and investigates the different links between Europe and the rest of the world.
Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £395 / $550
UK August 2021 • US August 2021 • 3 vols • c.1,296 pages HB Pack 9781350058668 • £440 / $610 Bloomsbury Academic
