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General Editor: Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada Bloomsbury Semiotics offers a state-of-the-art overview of the entire field of semiotics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. With four volumes spanning theory, method and practice across the disciplines, this definitive reference work comprises: Volume 1: History and Semiosis Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences Volume 3: Semiotics in the Arts and Social Sciences Volume 4: Semiotic Movements Uniting fragmented disciplines under the framework of semiotic theory, this set emphasizes and strengthens common bonds shared across intellectual cultures, and facilitates the discovery and recovery of meaning across fields. Providing comprehensive overviews of the history and status of semiotic inquiry across a diverse range of traditions and disciplines, chapters are written by leading international experts. Together, they highlight key contemporary developments and debates before casting a vision for future research priorities, identifying unanswered questions and fresh openings for participation.
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UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • c. 384 pages HB 9781350139282 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada and Stéphanie Walsh Matthews, Ryserson University, Canada
UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • c. 384 pages HB 9781350139329 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada, Susan Petrilli, University of Bari, Italy and Sophia Melanson Ricciardone, York University, Canada
UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • c. 352 pages HB 9781350139367 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Bloomsbury Semiotics Volume 4: Semiotic Movements
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada and Paul Cobley, Middlesex University, UK
UK October 2022 • US October 2022 • c. 368 pages HB 9781350139404 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
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UK September 2022 • US September 2022 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350007550 • £440.00 / $610.00 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic Edited by Sophia Rosenfeld and Peter T. Struck, both at the University of Pennsylvania, USA How has the nature of ideas evolved over time? How have they been influenced and received by different social and cultural conditions? In a work that spans 2,800 years, these ambitious questions are addressed by 61 experts. The volumes explore the development of ideas throughout Western society from a range of interdisciplinary angles, as well as their receptions and contexts. Themes covered: Knowledge; The Human Self; Ethics and Social Relations; Politics and Economies; Nature; Religion and the Divine; Language, Poetry and Rhetoric; The Arts; History Volume 1: A Cultural History of Ideas in Classical Antiquity Edited by Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California, USA), Giulia Sissa (University of California Los Angeles, USA) and Clifford Ando (University of Chicago, USA) Volume 2: A Cultural History of Ideas in the Medieval Age Edited by Dallas G. Denery II (Bowdoin College, USA) Volume 3: A Cultural History of Ideas in the Renaissance Edited by Jill Kraye (University of London and Warburg Institute, UK) Volume 4: A Cultural History of Ideas in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Jack R. Censer (George Mason University, USA) Volume 5: A Cultural History of Ideas in the Age of Empire Edited by James H. Johnson (Boston University, USA) Volume 6: A Cultural History of Ideas in the Modern Age Edited by Stefanos Geroulanos (New York University, USA)
Europe’s Welfare Traditions Since 1500: Reform Without End
Thomas McStay Adams, Independent Scholar This two-volume study traces the interwoven traditions of modern welfare states in Europe over five centuries, from Portugal, France, and Italy to Britain, Belgium, and Germany. It shows that the provision of assistance to those in need has faced recognizably similar challenges from the 16th century through to the present: how to allocate aid equitably (and how to allow for social status); how to give support without undermining autonomy (the work activation dilemma); and how to balance private and public spheres of action and responsibility.
UK February 2023 • January 2023 • 2 vols • c. 736 pages HB Pack 9781350276284 • £180.00 / $245.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Vernacular Architecture
Critical and Primary Sources 4-Volume Set
Edited by Howard Davis, University of Oregon, USA A collection of essential readings in the study of vernacular architecture and the traditional building cultures of the world spanning the last 200 years. Each volume includes a substantial contextualizing introduction, while the texts are arranged according to themes which correspond to the chronological and intellectual development of the field, reflecting the subject’s evolution from primarily rural, romantic and traditional interpretations through to thoroughly contemporary and interdisciplinary definitions of the field. Contents: Volume 1 - Taxonomies and Geography Volume 2 - Social Life Volume 3 - The Culture of Construction Volume 4 - The Emerging Urban Vernacular
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