Social & Cultural History

For centuries Englands country houses have been where rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status. Today, England is still well ...

The many artefacts discovered by members of the public and recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) provide an unparalleled resource for i...

Sport often mirrored the racial climate of the time, but it also informed and encouraged equality on and off the field. In Boston, the Black athlet...

Max Reinhardt was one of the formative directors of modern theater. Starting as an actor, it soon became clear that he wanted more. His vision of a...

This companion presents a comprehensive overview of educational policies in India, tracing the development of modern education from the late eighte...

Recent critically and commercially acclaimed Latin American films such as XXY, Contracorriente, and Plan B create an affective and bodily connectio...

An illuminating study of early modern efforts to regulate sound in womens residential institutions, and how the noises of city lifeboth within and ...

This evocative collection of more than 150 picture postcards offers a fascinating insight into Japanese society in Singapore in the late 19th and e...

Award-winning Ukrainian-born writer Vitali Vitaliev takes stock of Britain today and investigates the state of the nations many disparate attempts ...

Though small, Ireland has one of the richest literary cultures on the globe. Tourism is the most important factor in the economies of the North and...

Max Reinhardt was one of the formative directors of modern theater. Starting as an actor, it soon became clear that he wanted more. His vision of a...

In cities awakening to global exchange under European imperial rule, Muslims encountered all sorts of strange and wonderful new thingssynthetic too...

Comfort and domestic space are complex narratives that can help draw our attention to everything from urban planning, everyday objects, and new tec...

Many inn names and signs are quite literal. If you hear of a pub called The Dog and Duck you might expect to see a sign depicting a dog and duck b...

Mens fitness as a performancefrom nineteenth-century theatrical exhibitions to health and wellness practices today This book recounts the story of ...

Hamid Naficy is one of the worlds leading authorities on Iranian film, and A Social History of Iranian Cinema is his magnum opus. Covering the late...

Mens fitness as a performancefrom nineteenth-century theatrical exhibitions to health and wellness practices today This book recounts the story of ...

Pricing the Land reconstructs the complicated history of buying and selling land along the New York frontier after the American Revolution. Scott W...