A Cultural History of Race in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series) [1 ed.] 9781350299986, 9781350067424, 9781350067578, 1350299987

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A Cultural History of Race in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series) [1 ed.]
9781350299986, 9781350067424, 9781350067578, 1350299987

The era generally referred to as antiquity lasted for thousands of years and was characterized by a diverse range of peo

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This volume presents a comprehensive and collaborative survey of how people, individually and within collective entities

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This volume covers the cultural history of race in 'the long 19th century' – the age of empire and nation-stat

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The period between the 16th and 18th centuries witnessed the expansion of European travel, trade and colonization around

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The past is always an interpretive act from the lens of the present. Through the lens of critical race theory, the essay

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The period from the 1920s to the present is marked by the rise of eugenics, the expansion and hardened enforcement of im

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In this volume, tragedy in antiquity is examined synoptically, from its misty origins in archaic Greece, through its cen

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Marriage, across cultures, is often defined as a union between consenting adults that lasts for the life of the partners

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A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity covers the period from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE. This period witnessed the transit

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How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and

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