Routledge Studies in Cultural History
About the Book Series
This series aims to present both case studies and the latest theoretical perspectives on the subject. It is not confined to any particular period or school of thought and seeks to provide a broad range of topics and events from around the world.
A Thousand Years of Rituals: A History of German Folk Magic from Medieval Manuscripts to Contemporary Practices
1st Edition
By Natacha Klein Käfer
December 21, 2026
A Thousand Years of Rituals examines the long history of German charms — Beschwörungsformeln, Zauberspruch, or Segen in German— and how they were used in healing prayers or rituals from the ninth to the twentieth century. The book analyzes how these charms were recorded, perceived, and used based...
Nordic Variations of Protestant Governance: Parish, Household, and State
1st Edition
Edited
By Nina J. Koefoed, Urban Claesson, Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde
December 18, 2026
This book explores the Lutheran influence on Early Modern European societies, with a focus on the Nordic countries. It reconsiders dominant theories on the societal influence of Protestantism by introducing findings on connections between theology and societal change within the Lutheran sphere. The...
European Empires on a Plate: c. 1750–Today
1st Edition
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By Ilaria Berti, Stefano Magagnoli, Peter Scholliers, Peter J. Atkins
October 16, 2026
This book uses food to explore the uneven and multifaceted encounters between European imperial societies and their colonies, examining the cultural, social, political and economic forces behind European empires. Food is a key focus of current transdisciplinary and border research, and these ...
Korean Culture in the Global Age: K-Pop, K-Drama, K-Film, and K-Literature
1st Edition
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By Joanne Miyang Cho, Lee M. Roberts
October 16, 2026
Since the late 1990s, South Korean cultural products such as pop music, TV drama, and film have shaped the country’s image around the world. This book explores these three internationally best-known media of the Korean Wave global phenomenon, along with a less commonly featured aspect, K-literature...
Artificial Intelligence before Computers: The History of Romantic Computationalism
1st Edition
By Asko Nivala
September 25, 2026
This cultural history of thinking machines examines conceptions of the human as an automaton and the possibility of mechanised thought in philosophical and literary works from the seventeenth century to the 1840s, with particular emphasis on the Romantic period. In the 2020s, there has been no ...
Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970's West Berlin
1st Edition
By Azadeh Fatehrad
August 27, 2026
Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970s West Berlin explores how displacement and exile became catalysts for artistic and intellectual innovation during a pivotal period in European cultural history. Drawing on extensive archival research, fieldwork, and interviews, the book examines how exiled...
Colonial Ambitions and Collecting Anxieties: Aboriginal Objects and Western Australian Frontiers, 1828–1914
1st Edition
By Nicola Froggatt
August 26, 2026
European portrayals of Aboriginal people and their objects have long had political implications. This book explores ‘ethnographic’ objects from Western Australia now in British and Irish museums, and is the first full scholarly treatment of their part in fashioning colonial relationships and ...
The Yellow River in Music: History, Politics and Identity
1st Edition
By Lu Zhouxiang
August 26, 2026
This book explores Yellow River-themed music alongside a rich body of corresponding literature, spanning from ancient times to the present. Drawing on cultural historical narratives, it bridges the fields of musicology, literary studies and history, offering a fresh perspective on how the Yellow ...
Messianic and Utopian Influences on Imperial Spain: A Comparative Study in the Works of Tommaso Campanella and Pedro Fernández de Quirós
1st Edition
By George M. Roure
July 20, 2026
Roure draws a novel connection between Tommaso Campanella’s utopian ideas for Imperial Spain and Catholicism and Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernández de Quirós’ vision of an idyllic society and a mythical city of New Jerusalem in the antipodes. The book presents newfound evidence suggesting Spain ...
A History of Sports Video Games: Building Virtual Athletic Fields in the Digital Age
1st Edition
By Lu Zhouxiang
July 19, 2026
This book explores the history of sports and sports-themed video games, providing a comprehensive and holistic view of this complex and diverse genre. The author highlights the influence of technological advancement, industry competition and popular culture on game design, marketing strategies ...
German-Speaking Jewish Refugees in Asia, 1930–1950: Shelter from the Storm?
1st Edition
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By Joanne Miyang Cho, Eric Kurlander, Douglas McGetchin
July 19, 2026
Although most perished, hundreds of thousands of Central European Jews escaped the Holocaust; tens of thousands of these Jewish refugees ended up in East Asia, Southeast Asia, or South Asia. Taking a global and transnational approach, this volume examines the cultural, political, and socioeconomic ...
Homesickness around the Mediterranean, 1492–1923
1st Edition
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By José Alberto Rodrigues da Silva Tavim, João Teles e Cunha
July 19, 2026
This volume analyzes how people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds living around the “Middle Sea” perceived, felt, and described homesickness, using a multidisciplinary approach which brings new perspectives to known phenomena and their evolving meanings. The sixteen chapters in this ...