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cultural history Cultural Hybridity PeTer BUrKe University of Cambridge The period in which we live is marked by increasingly frequent and intense cultural encounters of all kinds. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips - recently voted the favourite dish in Britain – to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, ‘Bollywood’ fi lms or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena, whilst others fear or condemn them. In this concise book, leading historian Peter Burke considers the fascinating and contested area of cultural hybridity, ranging over theories, practices, processes and events in a manner that is as wide-ranging and vibrant as the topic at hand.

190 x 124mm / 128 pages / May UK / July US 978-0-7456-4696-1 hb £45.00, $54.95 978-0-7456-4697-8 pb £10.99, $17.95

Popular Culture in Ancient Rome JerrY Toner University of Cambridge ‘This is a marvellous book on a neglected subject. On the basis of a rich mosaic of documents supplemented by comparative evidence, Toner has produced a sharply analytical reading of popular culture in Rome, which is both very instructive and highly entertaining.’ Peter garnsey, University of Cambridge The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and culture of the minority elite. This book helps redress the balance by focusing on the non-elite in the Roman world. It builds a vivid account of the everyday lives of the masses, including their social and family life, health, leisure and religious beliefs, and the ways in which their popular culture resisted the domination of the ruling elite.

229 x 152mm / 248 pages / November 2009 UK / December 2009 US 978-0-7456-4309-0 hb £55.00, $69.95 978-0-7456-4310-6 pb £15.99, $24.95

Climate A Cultural History Wolfgang Behringer Translated by Patrick Camiller Everyone talks about the weather. We are no exception: there are currently more predictions than usual about what it will look like in the future. But what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? Wolfgang Behringer introduces us to the latest historical research on the development of the earth’s climate; he shows what may today be considered secure knowledge, which changes have taken place in the past, and how they hindered or promoted the advance of Homo sapiens.

229 x 152mm / 280 pages / July 2009 UK / September 2009US 978-0-7456-4528-5 hb £55.00, $69.95 978-0-7456-4529-2 pb £17.99, $24.95

Clothing: A Global History Or, the Imperialists’ New Clothes roBerT roSS University of Leiden ‘A model work of synthesis - lucid, lively, accessible, globally informed, stuffed with rich and fascinating examples, making good use of theory and comparison, and approaching its topic from economic, political, social and cultural points of view.’ Peter Burke, University of Cambridge ‘By examining the relationship between dress and imperialism from a global perspective, Robert Ross has undertaken an ambitious task. The result is a fascinating and clearly written addition to both the history of dress and world history in general.’ John Mackey, Boston University In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelling account and analysis of the process by which this has come about, investigating not merely the symbolic and message-bearing aspects of clothing, but also practical matters of production and distribution.

229 x 152mm / 224 pages / June 2008 978-0-7456-3186-8 hb £55.00, $64.95 978-0-7456-3187-5 pb £15.99, $24.95
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