Routledge Histories
About the Book Series
The Routledge Histories is a series of landmark books surveying some of the most important topics and themes in history today. Edited and written by an international team of world-renowned experts, they are the works against which all future books on their subjects will be judged.
The Routledge History of American Sport
1st Edition
Edited
By Linda J. Borish, David K Wiggins, Gerald R. Gems
April 15, 2019
The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of sport, material culture and sport, the ...
The Routledge History of Gender, War, and the U.S. Military
1st Edition
Edited
By Kara Vuic
April 15, 2019
The Routledge History of Gender, War, and the U.S. Military is the first examination of the interdisciplinary, intersecting fields of gender studies and the history of the United States military. In twenty-one original essays, the contributors tackle themes including gendering the "other," gender ...
The Routledge History of Queer America
1st Edition
Edited
By Don Romesburg
April 15, 2019
The Routledge History of Queer America presents the first comprehensive synthesis of the rapidly developing field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer US history. Featuring nearly thirty chapters on essential subjects and themes from colonial times through the present, this collection ...
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Carlos Manuel Salomon
March 05, 2019
The Routledge History of Latin American Culture delves into the cultural history of Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on the formation of national, racial, and ethnic identity, the culture of resistance, the effects of Eurocentrism, and the ...
The Routledge History of American Foodways
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael D. Wise, Jennifer Jensen Wallach
January 24, 2018
The Routledge History of American Foodways provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of food in the Americas from the pre-colonial era to the present day. By broadly incorporating the latest food studies research, the book explores the major advances that have taken ...
The Routledge History of Rural America
1st Edition
Edited
By Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
January 24, 2018
The Routledge History of Rural America charts the course of rural life in the United States, raising questions about what makes a place rural and how rural places have shaped the history of the nation. Bringing together leading scholars to analyze a wide array of themes in rural history and culture...
The Routledge History of Sex and the Body: 1500 to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By Sarah Toulalan, Kate Fisher
March 15, 2016
The Routledge History of Sex and the Body provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing. This book...
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World
1st Edition
Edited
By Paula S. Fass
November 06, 2014
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of childhood in the West from antiquity to the present day. By broadly incorporating the research in the field of Childhood Studies, the book explores the major advances...
The Routledge History of the Holocaust
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan C. Friedman
September 11, 2012
The genocide of Jewish and non-Jewish civilians perpetrated by the German regime during World War Two continues to confront scholars with elusive questions even after nearly seventy years and hundreds of studies. This multi-contributory work is a landmark publication that sees experts renowned in ...
The Routledge History of Slavery
1st Edition
Edited
By Gad Heuman, Trevor Burnard
April 20, 2012
The Routledge History of Slavery is a landmark publication that provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of slavery from ancient Greece to the present day. Taking stock of the field of Slave Studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few ...
The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700
1st Edition
Edited
By Deborah Simonton
August 14, 2007
The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700 is a landmark publication that provides the most coherent overview of women’s role and place in western Europe, spanning the era from the beginning of the eighteenth century until the twentieth century. In this collection of essays, leading ...