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UK December 2022 • US February 2023 6 vols • c.1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350032682 • £440.00 / $610.00 240 bw illus Series: The Cultural Histories • Bloomsbury Academic Edited by Stephanie Olsen, Tampere University, Finland A Cultural History of Youth presents historians, and scholars and students of related fields, with the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of youth from ancient times to modernity. With six highly illustrated volumes covering 2,500 years, this is the definitive reference work on the subject. Themes (and chapter titles) are: Concepts of Youth; Spaces and Places; Education and Work; Leisure and Play; Emotions, Gender, Sexuality and the Body; Belief and Ideology; Authority and Agency; War and Conflict; and Towards a World History. Volume 1: A Cultural History of Youth in Antiquity Edited by Christian Laes, University of Manchester, UK and Ville Vuolanto, Tampere University, Finland Volume 2: A Cultural History of Youth in the Middle Ages Edited by Daniel T. Kline, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA Volume 3: A Cultural History of Youth in the Renaissance Edited by Lucy Underwood, University of Warwick, UK Volume 4: A Cultural History of Youth in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Adriana Benzaquén, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada Volume 5: A Cultural History of Youth in the Age of Empire Edited by David M. Pomfret, University of Hong Kong Volume 6: A Cultural History of Youth in the Modern Age Edited by Simon Sleight, King's College London, UK and Kristine Alexander, University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada
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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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UK December 2022 • US December 2022 • 4 vols • c.1,536 pages HB Pack 9781474283915 • £660.00 / $890.00 Series: Critical and Primary Sources • Bloomsbury Academic
UK October 2022 • US October 2022 4 vols • c. 1,472pages HB Pack 9781350139442 • £530.00 / $722.00 Bloomsbury Academic 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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Individual volumes also available
Volume 1: History and Semiosis
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 c. 384 pages HB 9781350139282 • £140.00 / $190.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada and Stéphanie Walsh Matthews, Ryserson University, Canada
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 c. 384 pages HB 9781350139329 • £140.00 / $190.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada, Susan Petrilli, University of Bari, Italy and Sophia Melanson Ricciardone, York University, Canada
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 c. 352 pages HB 9781350139367 • £140.00 / $190.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 4: Semiotic Movements
Edited by Jamin Pelkey, Ryerson University, Canada and Paul Cobley, Middlesex University, UK
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 c. 368 pages HB 9781350139404 • £140.00 / $190.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Educational Foundations
General Editors: Bruce Maxwell, University of Quebec Trois-Rivières, Canada and Lauren Bialystok, University of Toronto, Canada. Comprising 48 chapters written by renowned international scholars, this is the first reference work to provide an authoritative state-of-the-field mapping of the foundational disciplines of education. Each of the six volumes is devoted to the examination of a constituent discipline, namely: Philosophy (Vol 1), History (Vol 2), Sociology (Vol 3), Policy (Vol 4), Economics (Vol 5), and Law (Vol 6). For ease of reference each volume covers the same set of key topics: Delineating the Field, What is Education For?, Curriculum, Schools and Education Systems, Learning and Development, Teaching and Teacher Education, Assessment, and Inclusive education.
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UK December 2022 • US December 2022 • c. 1,728 pages HB Pack 9781350171527 • £583.00 / $794.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Individual volumes available in March 2023
Volume 1: Philosophical Foundations of Education
Edited by Winston C. Thompson, Ohio State University, USA
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 208 pages HB 9781350170889 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 2: Historical Foundations of Education
Edited by Theodore Michael Christou, Queen’s University, Canada
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 240 pages HB 9781350170926 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 3: Sociological Foundations of Education
Edited by Claire Maxwell, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Miri Yemini, Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Laura Engel, George Washington University, USA
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 224 pages HB 9781350171039 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 4: Policy Foundations of Education
Edited by Andrew Wilkins, University of East London, UK
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 208 pages HB 9781350171121 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 5: Economic Foundations of Education
Edited by Álvaro Choi, University of Barcelona, Spain
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 224 pages HB 9781350171213 • £120.00 / $160.00 Bloomsbury Academic
Volume 6: Legal Foundations of Education
Edited by J.C. Blokhuis, University of Waterloo, Canada
UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • c. 208 pages HB 9781350171268 • £120.00 / $126.00 Bloomsbury Academic
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