{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-work-volumes-1-6-cultural-histories","title":"A Cultural History of Work: Volumes 1-6 (Cultural Histories)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e TOC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e134\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1: A Cultural History of Work in Antiquity\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \u003ci\u003eEphraim Lytle, University of Toronto, Canada \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 2: A Cultural History of Work in the Medieval Age \n\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \n\u003ci\u003eValerie L. Garver, Northern Illinois University, USA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 3: A Cultural History of Work in the Early Modern Age \n\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \n\u003ci\u003eBert De Munck, University of Antwerp, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThomas Max Safley, University of Pennsylvania, USA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 4: A Cultural History of Work in the Age of Enlightenment \n\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \n\u003ci\u003eDeborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eAnne Montenach, Aix-Marseille University, France \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 5: A Cultural History of Work in the Age of Empire \n\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \n\u003ci\u003eVictoria E. Thompson, Arizona State University, USA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 6: A Cultural History of Work in the Modern Age \n\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \n\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Walkowitz, New York University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This format allows a reader to pursue a single topic within the 2,500-years of the history of work in the West ... As an example, the chapters on workers' mobility trace a fascinating range of activity and examine the vast variety of documents and texts available to historians to analyze this topic ... [Programs] such as economics, American and world history, women's studies, and art history will benefit from the information herein.\" - \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Books Annual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Simonton \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of British History at the University of Southern Denmark and Visiting Professor at the University of Turku, Finland. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA History of European Women's Work, 1700 to the present \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eWomen in European Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). She is also the editor of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge History of Women in Modern Europe, 1700 to the present \u003c\/i\u003e(2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnne Montenach \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Early Modern History at Aix-Marseille University, France. She is the co-editor of \n\u003ci\u003eLuxury and Gender in European Towns, 1700-1914 (2014) \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eGender and Urban Development \u003c\/i\u003e(2013). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow has our relationship with 'work' changed for different cultures over the centuries? What effect has it had on politics, art and religion? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a work that spans 2,500 years these ambitious questions are addressed by 63 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate broad trends and nuances of the culture of work in Western culture from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe six volumes cover\u003c\/b\u003e: 1 - Antiquity (500 BCE to 800 CE); 2 - Medieval Age (800 to 1450); 3 - Early Modern Age (1450 to 1650); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1650 to 1800); 5 - Age of Empire (1800 to 1920); 6 - Modern Age (1920 to the present). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: The Economy of Work; Picturing Work; Work and Workplaces; Workplace Cultures; Work, Skill and Technology; Work and Mobility; The Political Culture of Work; and Work and Leisure. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1,400 pages. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction, and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Work\u003c\/i\u003e is part of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/i\u003e. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2019 (EAN 9781474245036, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSimonton, Deborah\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDeborah Simonton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor Emerita of British History at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, and Visiting Professor at the University of Turku, Finland. She was also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Utah State University, USA. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eA History of European Women's Work, 1700 to the present \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \n\u003ci\u003eWomen in European Culture and Society: Gender, Skill and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). She is also the editor of the \n\u003ci\u003eRoutledge History of Women in Modern Europe, 1700 to the present\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMontenach, Anne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnne Montenach \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Early Modern History at Aix-Marseille University, France. 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