A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Industry (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781350283084, 9781350024045, 1350283088

A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Industry 9781350024045, 135002404X

From gladiatorial combat to knightly tournaments and from hunting to games and gambling, sport has been central to human

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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) 1474294812, 9781474294812

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age covers the period from 1914 to the present. The impact of chemistry an

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A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781350179844, 9781474238397, 1350179841

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A Cultural History of Tragedy in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781474288095, 9781474288149, 147428809X

In this book leading scholars come together to provide a comprehensive, wide-ranging overview of tragedy in theatre and

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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) 1474294812, 9781474294812

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age covers the period from 1914 to the present. The impact of chemistry an

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A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781350000766, 9781350000827, 1350000760

Drawing together contributions by scholars from a variety of fields, including theater, film and television, sociology,

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A Cultural History of Work in the Age of Empire (The Cultural Histories Series) [1 ed.] 9781474244930, 9781474245036, 1474244939

Winner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/Humanities The period 1800–1920 was one in which work processes

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A Cultural History of Race in the Age of Empire and Nation State (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781350067530, 9781350067578, 1350067539

This volume covers the cultural history of race in 'the long 19th century' – the age of empire and nation-stat

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A Cultural History of Work in the Age of Enlightenment (The Cultural Histories Series) [1 ed.] 9781474244824, 9781474245036, 1474244823

Winner of the 2020 PROSE Award for Multivolume Reference/Humanities The Enlightenment led to revised ideas about work t

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A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century (The Cultural Histories Series) 9781474273510, 9781474273596, 1474273513

A Cultural History of Plants in the Nineteenth Century covers the period from 1800 to 1920, a time of astonishing growth

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