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Charles-François Mathis
Coal in Modern Britain

This is the first book to examine the social and cultural significance of coal in British society in the 19th and 20th centuries. An English-language translation of Charles-François Mathis's award-winning…

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Charles-François Mathis
Coal in Modern Britain

An exploration of Britain's relationship with coal from the explosion of the coal industry in the 1830s to the 'coal-minded' society of the 1940s.

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Understanding the Greek Revolution (1821-1832)

The Greek Revolution remains a neglected episode in the revolutionary history of the insurrectionary wave of the 1820s. This volume collects the most recent research concerning the social, political and c…

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Anti-Asian Racism in Transatlantic Perspectives

Postcolonial Studies - Band 52

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate made media headlines. The contributors to this volume discuss how anti-Asian projections and colonial-racist narratives have shaped modernity a…

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Looks at the history and meanings of plants in the period from 1650-1800, a time of global exploration and the discovery of new species of plants and their potential uses.

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A Cultural History of Leisure in the Renaissance

During the Renaissance (1450-1650), various forms of leisure - from theatre and reading to sports - became more prominent cultural phenomena due to professionalisation, institutionalisation and commercial…

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A Cultural History of Leisure in Antiquity

In Antiquity (500 BCE-500 CE), leisure was always more significant than simply a short break from the hardships of everyday life. Leisure served to teach citizens about their various social roles and help…

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A Cultural History of Leisure in the Medieval Age

During the Middle Ages (500-1450), active leisure was considered a productive activity, distinct from work and devotional pursuits. Running, fencing, playing ball, swimming, dancing, hunting or singing al…

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A Cultural History of Leisure in the Age of Enlightenment

In the Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800) the word 'leisure' had a limited presence in intellectual discourse, but in public debates about related concepts such as pleasure and luxury modern practices of an…

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A Cultural History of Leisure in the Age of Empire

The Age of Empire (1800-1920) stands out as a profoundly new era in the history of leisure. Especially in cities and towns the landscape of recreation substantially expanded and differentiated, motivating…

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Fay Bound-Alberti
The Face

Award-winning historian Fay Bound-Alberti synthesizes over twenty years of research to offer a sweeping cultural history of our most decisive---and sometimes divisive---body part.What's in a face? And how…

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Shane Bobrycki
The Crowd in the Early Middle Ages

The importance of collective behavior in early medieval EuropeBy the fifth and sixth centuries, the bread and circuses and triumphal processions of the Roman Empire had given way to a quieter world. And y…

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Philip John Victor Davies
Standing Among the Spartans

Conformity, uniformity, institutionality, exceptionality - each of these terms encapsulates an aspect of the common perception of Sparta, both among scholars and in the popular imagination.This volume see…

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A Cultural History of Magic

What role has magic played in society through the ages? How has it been practiced and, at times, controlled? How has magic been understood and represented? And how has this understanding differed accordin…

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Suraj Milind Yengde
Caste

A unique exploration of caste oppression and caste resistance around the world, from one of India's leading public intellectuals.

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Katrina Quisumbing King
Enduring Empire

"In 1898 the United States became a formal overseas empire and claimed sovereignty over the Philippine islands, justifying its rule in explicitly racial terms. Less than fifty years later, in 1946, P…

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Garrett Ryan
Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pigeons, and Mystery Cults

Could a Roman bridge carry a modern freight train? How much would it cost to build the Colosseum today? What if the Romans had grown potatoes?In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, Battle Pige…

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Katrina Quisumbing King
Enduring Empire

"In 1898 the United States became a formal overseas empire and claimed sovereignty over the Philippine islands, justifying its rule in explicitly racial terms. Less than fifty years later, in 1946, P…

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A Cultural History of Furniture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

The Middle Ages were marked by dramatic social, economic, political, and religious changes. Diverse regional and local conditions, and varied social classes - including peasant, artisan, merchant, clergy,…

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A Cultural History of Shopping in the Age of Revolution and Empire

A Cultural History of Shopping was aLibrary Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022.Shopping emerged as a special pleasure and problem during the period between the revolutionary upheavals of the lat…

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