A Cultural History of Food in Antiquity

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• From Archaic Greece until the Late Roman Empire (c. 800 BCE to c. 500 CE), food was more than a physical necessity; it was a critical factor in politi... Lees meer

A Cultural History of the Human Body in the Enlightenment

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• The Enlightenment was a time when people began to take stock of their intrinsic worth as individuals. Of course, slaves were still property, servants ... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Animals in the Modern Age

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 Human culture is now more dangerous to nonhuman animals than ever before. The destruction of natural habitats ... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Food in the Renaissance

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Food and attitudes toward it were transformed in Renaissance Europe. The period between 1300 and 1600 saw the discovery of the New World and the culti... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of histo... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Age of Enlightenment

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• This fourth volume of A Cultural History of Western Empires explores the intersections and transformations of empire in the late 17th and 18th centuri... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 Animals had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world. A Cultural History of Animals In Antiquity... Lees meer

A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• In the 20th century, many aspects of life became 'a matter of perception' in the wake of the multiplication of media, stylistic experimentation, and t... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Sport

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• From gladiatorial combat to knightly tournaments and from hunting to games and gambling, sport has been central to human culture. A Cultural History o... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of histo... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Democracy

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• How has the concept of democracy been understood, manifested, reimagined and represented through the ages? In a work that spans 2,500 years these fund... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Hair

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• How have our attitudes to hair changed over time? In what ways have new technologies influenced hair-related practices and beliefs? Is hair just about... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Medicine

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• How has our understanding of medicine evolved over the past 2,500 years? A Cultural History of Medicine , as the first comprehensive and interdiscipli... Lees meer

A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories | nr. 6
• In the 20th century, many aspects of life became 'a matter of perception' in the wake of the multiplication of media, stylistic experimentation, and t... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Gardens in the Renaissance

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories | nr. 7
• The history of the garden in the Renaissance, traced from the late fourteenth century in Italy to the death of André Le Nôtre in 1700 in France, is a ... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Marriage in the Modern Age

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Spanning cultures across the 20th century, this volume explores how marriage, especially in the West, was disestablished as the primary institution or... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Law

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• How have legal ideas and institutions affected Western culture? And how has the law itself been shaped by its cultural context? In a work spanning 4,5... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age covers the period from 1918 to the present. Through the lens of the political and internationa... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Money in the Age of Enlightenment

• Paperback | Engels | Cultural Histories
• The Enlightenment was a time of monetary turmoil and transformation in Europe. Change began with a riot of experimentation, including novel ideas abou... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 A Cultural History of Animals in the Age of Empire explores the cultural position of animals in the period fro... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Childhood and families had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world but one which is often hidden from us. Underlying our understanding ... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance

• Hardcover | Engels | Cultural Histories
• Europe saw such revolutionary cultural change between 1450 and 1650 that those who witnessed the transformations conceived of the period as a time of ... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Education

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• A Cultural History of Education is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of education from ancient times to t... Lees meer

A Cultural History of Women

Linda Kalof

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• A Cultural History of Women presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. With six volumes covering 2500 years, this is the most... Lees meer