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.
Histories, Adaptations, and Legacies of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
1st Edition
Edited
By Randal Rogers
October 09, 2024
While providing critical reflections on the work across generations of enthusiasts, this is the first book exclusively dedicated to John le Carré’s 1974 novel and its adaptations in radio, TV, and film. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stands among the most reproduced espionage tales of all time, with ...
Modern Murders: The Turn-of-the-Century's Backlash Against Melodramatic and Sensational Representations of Murder, 1880–1914
1st Edition
By Lee Michael-Berger
October 09, 2024
Modern Murders is the first comprehensive study of murder representations during the turn of the century, drawing on previously neglected archival material to explore the intellectual, cultural, and artistic contexts of the period. Most studies view the abundance of murder representations ...
Academia and Trade: The Numismatic World in the Long Nineteenth Century, Volume 1
1st Edition
Edited
By Stefan Krmnicek, Hadrien Rambach
October 08, 2024
This first part of a 2-volume collection comprises a collection of essays in English by leading scholars on the 19th-century Academia and Trade presenting the latest developments in international scholarship on the numismatic world in the long 19th century. In the 19th century, developments in the ...
Honor and Shame in Western History
1st Edition
Edited
By Jörg Wettlaufer, David Nash, Jan Frode Hatlen
October 08, 2024
This book covers a wide range of topics related to honor and shame in European historical societies: history of law and literature, social and ancient history, as well as theoretical contributions on the state of research and the importance of honor and shame in traditional societies. Honor and ...
Institutions and Individuals: The Numismatic World in the Long Nineteenth Century, Volume 2
1st Edition
Edited
By Stefan Krmnicek, Hadrien Rambach
October 08, 2024
This second part of the 2 volume collection comprises a collection of essays in English by leading scholars on 19th century institutions and individuals presenting the latest developments in international scholarship on the numismatic world in the long 19th century. In the 19th century, ...
Cultural Representations of Piracy in England, Spain, and the Caribbean: Travelers, Traders, and Traitors, 1570 to 1604
1st Edition
By Mariana-Cecilia Velázquez
October 07, 2024
This book examines the concept of piracy as an instrument for the advancement of legal, economic, and political agendas associated with early modern imperial conflicts in the Caribbean. Drawing on historical accounts, literary texts, legal treatises, and maps, the book traces the visual and ...
Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present: War Minus the Shooting?
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Hurcombe, Philip Dine
October 07, 2024
This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and New Zealand. From formal military training in the late nineteenth century to ...
Staging Slavery: Performances of Colonial Slavery and Race from International Perspectives, 1770-1850
1st Edition
Edited
By Sarah J. Adams, Jenna M. Gibbs, Wendy Sutherland
October 07, 2024
This international analysis of theatrical case studies illustrates the ways that theater was an arena both of protest and, simultaneously, racist and imperialist exploitations of the colonized and enslaved body. By bringing together performances and discussions of theater culture from various ...
Death in Dublin During the Era of James Joyce’s Ulysses
1st Edition
By Patrick Callan
September 27, 2024
The funeral of Paddy Dignam in James Joyce’s Ulysses serves as the pivotal event of the ‘Hades’ episode. This volume explores how Dignam’s interment in Glasnevin Cemetery allowed Joyce the freedom to consider the conventions, rituals and superstitions associated with death and burial in Dublin. ...
The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press
1st Edition
Edited
By Alice Santiago Faria, Anne Shelley, Sandra Ataíde Lobo
August 26, 2024
The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical Press of the Portuguese Empire (IGSCP-PE), who are also interested in comparative studies and conceptual discussions. Through a focus on the ...
Urban Popular Culture and Entertainment: Experiences from Northern, East-Central, and Southern Europe, 1870s–1930s
1st Edition
Edited
By Antje Dietze, Alexander Vari
August 26, 2024
This book is part of an ongoing transnational turn in cultural history. Studies on the history of urban popular culture and the entertainment industries increasingly engage with the European or global circulation of genres, actors, and shows, especially during the period of massive growth and ...
A History of Competitive Gaming
1st Edition
By Lu Zhouxiang
May 27, 2024
Competitive gaming, or esports – referring to competitive tournaments of video games among both casual gamers and professional players – began in the early 1970s with small competitions like the one held at Stanford University in October 1972, where some 20 researchers and students attended. By ...