Social & Cultural History

Increasingly, as we come to terms with what a cesspit the internet really is, there has been a revival of interest in various artefacts once though...

In twelve essays, Contemporary Opera in Flux discusses a series of shifts that, taken together, have radically redefined the production and recepti...

The press is central to our understanding of the development of free speech, civil society, political life and cultural expression. This volume pre...

Bathhouses (hamams) play a prominent role in Turkish culture, because of their architectural value and social function as places of hygiene, relaxa...

The press is central to our understanding of the development of free speech, civil society, political life and cultural expression. This volume pre...

Explores a Byzantine emperor's construction of authority with the help of his rhetorical textsExamines the changes in the Byzantine imperial idea b...

Uncovering a history buried by different nationalist narratives (Jewish, Israeli, Arab and Palestinian) this book looks at how the late Ottoman era...

When the Corporation of Glasgow undertook a massive programme of council house construction to replace the city's notorious slums after the First W...

For better and worse, the future is often conceived in technological terms. Technology is supposed to meet the challenge of climate change or resou...

Dahomeys Royal Architecture examines the West African kingdom of Dahomey, located in present-day Republic of Benin. The book explores the Royal Pal...

Have you ever looked at a word and thought: I wonder where that came from? You might well find the answer in this book, which considers the origin ...

This book juxtaposes national anthems of thirteen countries from central Europe, with the aim of initiating a dialogue among the peoples of East-Ce...

This book provides a historical cultural sociological analysis of cultural representations of Italy in England and later Britain, from the period o...

Medium-Sized Cities in the Age of Globalisation provides a brand-new perspective on academic discussions of globalisation through exploring urban d...

In Reckoning with Slavery Jennifer L. Morgan draws on the lived experiences of enslaved African women in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to...

'[A] comprehensive and important history of black Britain . . . Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' Kwasi...

Early American Childrens Clothing and Textiles: Clothing a Child 16001800 explores the life experiences of Indigenous, Anglo-European, African, and...

The face contributes a vital, yet often overlooked, component of dance performance. Facial Choreographies: Performing the Face in Popular Dance exa...

Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women and then won back again.'Remarka...

What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not ...

This study explores the interplay between money, status, politics and art collecting in the public and private lives of members of the wealthy trad...

In Walking to Magdalena, Seth Schermerhorn explores a question that is central to the interface of religious studies and Native American and Indige...

This book offers approaches to the study of Byzantine dress of elites and non-elites, in sacred and secular modes, from the beginning of the Empire...

This book offers approaches to the study of Byzantine dress of elites and non-elites, in sacred and secular modes, from the beginning of the Empire...