Digital Resources and Major Reference 2016-17

Digital Resources and Major Reference 2016-17

The new site for fashion educators, students and professionals,

now live with 130+ Fairchild Books textbooks and resources.

The forthcoming Fairchild Books Library will make these key texts

available on institutional subscription. The Fashion Photography

Archive will host 750K+ images, supported by articles, audio and

video files. Available now, the Berg Fashion Library provides

integrated text and images on world dress and fashion. All three

will be hosted on the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform.

Fairchild Books is the world’s leading publisher of academic and educational

fashion resources. With Bloomsbury Fashion Central, Fairchild Books goes

digital, providing an institutional subscription product - The Fairchild Books

Library - that will be a go-to resource for instructors and students.

Designed specifically for students and researchers, the Fashion

Photography Archive is a fully searchable and meticulously indexed

resource, containing over 750,000 high quality runway, backstage, and

street style images digitized for the first time; hundreds of articles; an

interactive timeline; and video resources to provide context and analysis

from expert scholars and commentators.

This unique online portal is the leading source of academic information on dress

and fashion. The Library offers users cross-searchable access to an expanding

range of essential resources, and is updated at least three times a year to keep

students, scholars, and professionals at the cutting edge of research.

For more details, including subscription options and free trials, please visit www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com

See pages 5-7 for more information on these products.

Image: Niall McInerney, Photographer. © Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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Welcome to our New Digital Resources and Major Reference Catalogue

Major Reference Sets, Companions & Handbooks:All of our reference sets, Companions & Handbooks are available through all major library suppliers. See page 21 for information on direct orders.

Digital Resources:Here are some of the features and benefits our digital resources offer:

• Flexible purchase options via subscription and/or perpetual access

• Unlimited access via IP authentication and other standard access methods

• Athens and Shibboleth support

• Conforms to accessibility standards

• MARC records with durable links at title level

• DOIs at book and chapter level

• Usage stats including COUNTER 4

• Matching pagination of printed publications

• Online and telephone customer and technical support; promotional materials supplied

Contact:All of our digital resources are available for free institutional trials. Contact our online sales departments for more information:

Americas: [email protected] Outside Americas: [email protected]

Australia and New Zealand: [email protected]

Contents

Digital Products ....................... 2

Reference Sets ....................... 13

Companions & Handbooks ....... 20

New! Librarian Newsletter ....... 21

Contacts ................................ 21

Bloomsbury has been rapidly expanding our digital publishing and we are pleased to

present our available and forthcoming online products. They span Bloomsbury’s vast

range of disciplines from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Visual Arts. From our

award-winning Berg Fashion Library (p. 6) and Drama Online (p. 3) to our newest

products Bloomsbury Design Library (p. 8) and Bloomsbury Cultural History (p. 10), all

are designed to meet the demands of 21st-century institutions.

We also offer essential reference sets – highlights include The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia

of Design (p. 14) and Senses and Sensation: Critical and Primary Sources (p. 16).

See page 21 for information on our new librarian newsletter. Sign up to receive special

offers and updates on our products. We hope you enjoy our latest catalogue.

Sapna Khimani, Marketing Manager

Institutional Marketing UK

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Kimberly Petit, Senior Marketing Manager

Institutional Marketing US

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Bloomsbury Collections delivers instant access to quality research and provides libraries with a flexible way to build eBook collections across the humanities and social sciences.

www.bloomsburycollections.com

Instant access to DRM-free eBook collections

SUBjECTS COVERED

Anthropology / Biblical Studies / Classical Studies & Archaeology / Economics / Education / Film & Media / History / Law / Linguistics / Literary Studies / Natural History / Philosophy / Politics & International Relations / Religious Studies / Sociology / Theology

• Subject collections of latest research - Collections include 30-90 titles per subject, with new collections issued each year

• Archive Collections from Bloomsbury’s legacy of renowned imprints in key subject areas such as ancient history, christology, continental philosophy and more

• Special Collections such as Ancient Commentators on Aristotle and Education Around the World series

• Landmark Texts Collections - online versions of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections print sets

KEy FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Advanced and full text search across all content. Filter results by subject, series, or collection

• Exact location of page breaks to match print edition is displayed to facilitate quick access to relevant sections of an eBook

• Personalization features: save searches, export citations and favourite, download or print documents

• Footnotes, endnotes and bibliographic references are hyperlinked

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

Bloomsbury Collections includes over 4,000 titles, featuring content from Bloomsbury’s latest research publications as well as a 100+ year legacy including Berg, Continuum, Bristol Classical Press, Hart Publishing, T&T Clark and The Arden Shakespeare.

Available via Perpetual

Access

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“Librarians who know their community will be able to add valuable editions to their ebook collection using this resource.” – Library Journal

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COLLECTIONS INCLUDE

• Play texts and scholarly works - a continually expanding collection featuring Bloomsbury’s Methuen Drama and The Arden Shakespeare, Faber and Faber plus production photos from the Victoria and Albert Museum and The American Shakespeare Centre

• Audio plays from L.A. Theatre Works - 350 audio recordings from one of the most important audio theatre companies in America

• Nick Hern Books Collection - a collection of almost 400 titles from specialist theatre publisher Nick Hern Books which includes work by many of the UK and Ireland’s pre-eminent playwrights

• Video plays from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - 20 filmed stage productions of the major works of Shakespeare

PLUS!– Four key set plays from Stage on Screen– The Manchester Royal Exchange’s Hamlet starring Maxine Peake in

the title role– A Shakespeare masterclass by leading acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg

KEy TOOLS AND FEATURES

• An intuitive e-reader featuring scholarly editions, in-text annotations, as well as page and line numbers corresponding with the print edition

• Advanced and full text search capabilities. Filter results by playwright, genre, period, theme, cast size, gendered roles, word-length, and more

• Visual aids for study and rehearsal, including a Words and Speeches Graph and a Character Grid for each play

• Part books: character lines and stage directions readily available for each individual role

• Play Finder: search for a play via cast size, genre, period, playwright and more

• Personalization features such as citation tool, bookmark, highlight, annotate texts, save searches, and view search history

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

Drama Online is a rapidly expanding collection meeting the full range of teaching needs for theatre studies, literature courses and drama schools. In addition to the play texts and recordings of productions, invaluable contextual and critical background is provided through access to a growing range of annotated student editions, scholarly works and practical guides from renowned publishers and imprints.

Available via Subscription

or Perpetual Access

Drama Online provides easy access to over 1,500 play texts, 350 audio plays and over 80 hours of video from leading theatre publishers and companies including Shakespeare’s Globe.

Discover • Read • Listen • Watch

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“An excellent resource that all schools with theater departments and libraries serving artistically minded patrons should seriously consider.” – School Library Journal

Best InterfaceThe Charleston Advisor

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The Churchill Archive is a digital resource of modern international history including more than 800,000 pages of original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965. Documents range from Churchill’s personal correspondence to exchanges between the great leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries, spanning the Boer War to the Cold War.

www.churchillarchive.com

Modern History: Documented and Digitized

KEy FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• ‘Focus on…’ feature: overviews of key topics with links to rich selections of files and documents from the Archive, opening up the Archive’s potential

• Higher education essays: written by leading academics and referencing Archive documents, also offering extra resources such as further reading lists and related PowerPoints

• Powerful search: along with quick and advanced search options, use the unique search taxonomy to filter by topic, place, period or people, or browse the Churchill Archives Centre’s own cataloguing system

• Personalization features: save searches, export citations and favourite, download or print documents

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

In addition to the original documents, the Churchill Archive also includes unique teaching aids for higher education, including original extended essays designed around course modules and ‘Focus on...’ overviews of key topics that link to rich selections of documents from the Archive.


or Perpetual Access

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS

Content encompasses the globe, featuring numerous historical figures and offers insights into key events in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Topics and events• British and European history• The Cold War and nuclear

weapons• Anglo-US ‘special relationship’• Empire and nationalism• The Holocaust• The First World War• The Second World War• Fascism, Nazism and democracy• Communism, socialism and

capitalism• Social change and women• Irish nationalism• The League of Nations,

UN and NATO

Historical figures• Stalin• Hitler• Roosevelt• Eisenhower• Chamberlain• Gandhi• Mussolini• Lloyd George• Attlee• The Royal Family• Nehru• Chiang Kai-Shek

“This archive will be of use to 20th-century historians and scholars ... Best suited for research libraries as well as large public libraries serving scholarly adult populations.” – Library Journal

The Fairchild Books Library is the world’s largest digital collection of fashion textbooks, enhanced by specially created teaching and learning resources.

www.fairchildbookslibrary.com

The Go-To Resource for Instructors and Students

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

Established in 1910 and used by students and professionals worldwide, Fairchild Books is one of the world’s leading publishers of educational resources in fashion and textiles. Under Bloomsbury Fashion Central, Fairchild Books’ growing collection of textbooks is available digitally on institutional subscription - as the Fairchild Books Library. Over 130 textbooks are available digitally as a comprehensive library of fashion resources.

In addition to the texts, the Library delivers instant access to teaching and learning resources specific to each book, such as lesson plans, quizzes, flashcards, videos and timelines.

Available via Subscription*

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A hosting platform for Fairchild Books Library, Fashion Photography Archive and Berg Fashion Library, Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a new site for fashion educators, students and professionals, delivering instant access to articles, textbooks, multi-media learning resources and iconic images in fashion, textiles and related fields. The site is fully cross-searchable on all content. For more information visit www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com

*Fairchild Books Library is available outside North America only

LAUNCHING 2016

Incorporating the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion*, this unique online resource is the leading source of information for scholars, students, researchers, and professionals on dress and fashion.

The Leading Source of Fashion Research

AWARDS

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

• Dartmouth Medal for Outstanding Reference

• ALA Outstanding Reference Source

• PCA/ACA Electronic Reference Award

• Bookseller Futurebook Award for Best Website

• Independent Publisher’s Guide Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Award

• Booklist Editor’s Choice

The Berg Fashion Library offers users access to an expanding range of essential fashion resources, and is updated three times a year to keep students, scholars, and professionals at the cutting edge of their subject.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Over 12,000 colour images from partners such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the V&A and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

• Lesson plans with links to live online content

• Bibliographic study guides for students

• Seminal classic and contemporary articles on fashion, including primary sources

• Extra reference sources, such as an A-Z of Fashion, The Dictionary of Fashion History and a museum directory

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“The true showstopper in this field.” – Library Journal

“The leading source of information for anyone working in, researching, or studying fashion.” – CHOICE

“An absolutely absorbing resource.” – Reference Reviews

“This resource is indispensable.” – Claire Wilcox, Senior Curator, Department of Furniture, Textiles & Fashion, V&A Museum, UK

*Also available in print as a set or as individual volumes. Outside North America, order from your usual supplier or www.bloomsbury.com (ISBN: 978-1-84788-104-5). Within North America, available as The Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion from Oxford University Press.

ReGISTeR FOR A FRee TRIALFree trials are available for institutions and organizations.

Before March 2016 From March 2016

Customers in North and South America

[email protected] [email protected]

Customers outside North and South America

[email protected] [email protected]

From March 2016 the Berg Fashion Library will be distributed by Bloomsbury

Designed specifically for students and researchers, the Fashion Photography Archive contains over 600,000 high-quality images that have never before been published online.

www.fashionphotographyarchive.com

Rare Image Collections for Libraries

ABOUT THE RESOURCE FEATURES AND BENEFITS

The Fashion Photography Archive is accompanied by hundreds of articles, audio, and video resources from expert commentators to provide context and analysis.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

Editor-in-Chief Valerie Steele: Dr Valerie Steele, an internationally renowned scholar and Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New york, has curated the core collection and will continue to commission original commentary on the world of fashion.

• Contains over 600,000 runway, backstage, and street style images made available digitally for the first time: built around Niall McInerney’s life work, the Fashion Photography Archive captures iconic fashion moments from the 1970s until 2000, including key designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Hussein Chalayan, and more

• Resources for teaching and learning: lesson plans for instructors and videos for students of fashion and its related fields are supported by a rich taxonomy and comprehensive indexing

• Fully cross-searchable and indexed

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LAUNCHING 2016


or Perpetual Access

A hosting platform for Fairchild Books Library, Fashion Photography Archive and Berg Fashion Library, Bloomsbury Fashion Central is a new site for fashion educators, students and professionals, delivering instant access to articles, textbooks, multi-media learning resources and iconic images in fashion, textiles and related fields. The site is fully cross-searchable on all content. For more information visit www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com

Image: Niall McInerney, Photographer. © Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Cutting-edge academic research and reference combined with a wealth of high-quality images for academics and students.

education and Research by Design


An unparalleled resource for anyone working across the broad field of design and craft studies, the Bloomsbury Design Library offers searchable access to a carefully-curated and dynamic collection of text and image content. Comprehensive, peer-reviewed reference works combine with cutting-edge academic research and a wealth of images to offer academics and students high-quality, intuitive tools for research.

ABOUT THE CONTENT

• Over 10 million words of high-quality peer-reviewed writing on design and crafts

• The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design online – over 1800 entries on key topics

• Victor Margolin’s World History of Design online – a magisterial history of global design from prehistoric times to the present day

• The Encyclopedia of Asian Design online – in-depth coverage of design history and practice across Greater Asia

• An extensive eBook collection with over 60 original titles in design and craft studies

• A searchable colour image library containing thousands of images from major museums and archives

• Free lesson plans addressing key modular topics

• Illustrated timelines and bibliographic guides with links through to online content

Bloomsbury Design Library offers a user experience that extends beyond that of a collection of eBooks and images.

• A custom taxonomy enabling intuitive search and discovery by genre, region, country, period within design history, theory and practice

• Biannual additions and updates to the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, making this an ever-expanding resource

• Browse content using illustrated timelines

LAUNCHING 2017 Available via Subscription

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Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture (21st Edition) online, plus academic texts, images, lesson plans and more.

The One-Stop Resource for Architectural Studies


The leading source of information for the study of architecture, urbanism, and interior design, the Bloomsbury Architecture Library incorporates Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture* alongside a wealth of related reference and educational resources. Offering users cross-searchable access to an expanding range of text, image, and interactive content, it provides a dynamic research tool for academics and an innovative educational resource for students.

KEy CONTENT

• A growing list of major new reference works including Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture (21st Edition) and Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World (2nd Edition)

• A wide collection of eBooks from Bloomsbury’s academic lists

• An image library featuring thousands of images including major archives and collections

• Interactive maps showing key buildings around the world

• Free lesson plans and bibliographic guides with links through to online content

Bloomsbury Architecture Library offers a user experience that extends beyond that of a collection of eBooks and images.

• An intuitive custom taxonomy that will enable ‘search and discovery’ of buildings and architects by place, date, building type, culture and technology

• Regular updates to keep students, scholars, and professionals at the cutting edge of their subject

• Browse content using illustrated timelines and interactive maps

LAUNCHING 2017 Available via Subscription

* Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture (21st Edition) is entirely rewritten and includes new analysis of the architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries to reflect the latest scholarship in global architectural history.

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Explore a diverse range of key themes in cultural history from antiquity to the present day.

www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com

Authoritative Digital Reference Tool


Bloomsbury Cultural History is an interactive online resource comprising Bloomsbury’s ground-breaking Cultural Histories series. An authoritative digital reference tool, it provides students and researchers with a set of curated, comprehensive and illustrated reference works within a single platform.

ABOUT THE CONTENT

The Cultural Histories series (see also page 15 for print versions) presents an authoritative survey of history on a wide range of subjects from ancient times to the present. Each topic covers Antiquity, the Medieval Age, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Age of Empire and the Modern Age. Thematic coverage is consistent across all periods so that users can gain a broad overview of a period or can follow a theme throughout history.

Topics include:

• Animals

• Childhood and Family

• Human Body

• Sexuality

• Food

• Women

• Senses

• Gardens

• Death*

• Dress and Fashion*

• Environment*

• Theatre*

• Emotions*

• Law*

Bloomsbury Cultural History offers a greatly enhanced user experience that extends far beyond the features and functions found in a collection of eBooks. It allows users to:

• Explore a diverse range of key themes in cultural history from antiquity to the present day

• Search across the entire dataset at the thematic level

• Browse content using an interactive timeline

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LAUNCHING 2017


or Perpetual Access

BLOOMSBuRy CuLTuRAL HISTORy

*Topic available post launch

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The most comprehensive online database for scholarship in popular music from around the world.

www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com

Digital Global Popular Music Scholarship

ABOUT THE RESOURCE

ABOUT THE CONTENT

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Bloomsbury Popular Music brings together 120+ volumes of the 33 1/3 book series, 14 volumes of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World (EPMOW), together with the new series of 33 1/3 Global titles in a single digital platform.

33 1/3 is a series of short books about popular music, focusing on individual albums by artists ranging from james Brown to Celine Dion and

from j Dilla to Neutral Milk Hotel. Each album covered in the series occupies a specific place in music history, so each book-length treatment is different. jonathan Lethem, Colin Meloy, Daphne Brooks, Gina Arnold and Alan Warner are just some of the authors who have contributed to the series so far.

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, over 20 years in the making, is a landmark reference work in its field. Each volume is authored by top contributors from around the world.

Bloomsbury Popular Music is a cross-searchable reference library combining the full contents of EPMOW, the 33 1/3 series and the new 33 1/3 Global volumes. It allows users to:

• Research cities, ‘scenes’, movements and sounds

• Research key albums and artists in depth

• Study global popular genres in their social context

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LAUNCHING 2017


or Perpetual Access

BloomsBury PoPular music

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A unique Online Resource for Students and Scholars


The ideal one-stop shop for teaching and research, the Bloomsbury Food Library is an unparalleled resource for students and scholars. Featuring high quality content from Bloomsbury’s leading publishing program in food studies, it combines comprehensive reference works with cutting-edge academic research, a wealth of educational resources, and primary resources. An essential resource for students and scholars studying food in all its manifestations in disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, human geography, sustainability, agriculture, culinary arts, political science, development studies, food science, and nutrition.

ABOUT THE CONTENT

The Bloomsbury Food Library features:

• A growing list of reference works including A Cultural History of Food and A Cultural History of Alcohol (forthcoming)

• Ken Albala’s Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia

• An extensive, growing ebooks collection, starting with over 50 original Bloomsbury titles

• Primary source collections from leading partner institutions around the globe

• Audio and video resources

• Interactive timelines and maps, highlighting facts, foods, people, recipes, and other media content throughout history

• Free lesson plans and discipline-specific bibliographic guides with links to live online content

Designed specifically for students and scholars, the Bloomsbury Food Library offers a unique user experience. It features:

• A custom taxonomy which reflects the multi- and interdisciplinary nature of food studies and enables intuitive search and discovery

• A powerful browse and search functionality, allowing users to find relevant materials across all types of content and disciplines

• Regular updates and new content, making this an ever-expanding resource

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BLOOMSBuRy FOOD libraryLAUNCHING 2017


Bloomsbury Food Library offers the most comprehensive digital collection of food studies content available.

Bloomsbury has a flourishing program of reference publishing, including a range of major reference works. We publish encyclopedias, dictionaries and multi-volume reference sets across a number of disciplines, with particular strengths in the humanities and visual arts.

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education in europe Four-Volume SetEdited by Colin Brock, University of Durham, UK

A set of four authoritative handbooks exploring the development of educational provisions and contemporaries issues.Education in Europe is a set of four comprehensive critical reference guides to education in the region: Education in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Education in the European Union: Pre-2003 Member States, Education in the European Union: Post-2003 Member States and Education in the United Kingdom.

With each chapter written by a regional expert, the volumes provide an essential reference resource to education development and key education issues in: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

UK july 2015 • US September 2015 • 1,369 pages HB Set 9781472528087 • £360.00 / $462.00 Series: Education Around the World Bloomsbury Academic

Portraits of Wittgenstein two-Volume SetEdited by F. A. Flowers III, Retired Appellate Lawyer and Ian Ground, Secretary of The British Wittgenstein Society, UK

A major collection of memoirs and reflections on one of the most influential and yet elusive personalities in the history of modern philosophy.Featuring a wealth of illuminating and profound insights, this set of two volumes reveals Wittgenstein’s character and power of personality more vividly and comprehensively than ever before. With portraits from more than seventy-five figures, it brings together the personal recollections of philosophers, students, friends and acquaintances, including Russell, Moore, Leavis, Ayer, Popper, von Hayek, von Wright, Rhees, Dyson, Anscombe, Murdoch, Midgley and Warnock. Featuring valuable and hard-to-find material, it now includes new selections, revised contributions and photographs and maps, providing a deeper understanding of Wittgenstein’s relationships with his intellectual and social circle.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 1,280 pages HB Set 9781474260190 • £250.00 / $430.00 Bloomsbury Academic

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BLOOMSBuRy FOOD library Major Reference Sets2015–2016

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The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of Design three-Volume SetGeneral Editor: Clive Edwards, Loughborough University, UK

The first comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of design.The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design provides a comprehensive guide to design, with entries on key topics in the history and theory of design, addressing a range of design forms including graphic, textile, furniture, metal, ceramic, fashion, stage and film, vehicle and product design.

The encyclopedia provides up-to-date peer reviewed coverage of the last 250 years of design history, with global coverage by leading international design scholars and design historians.

Complete with a comprehensive index and full cross referencing, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design is the definitive guide to design.

UK November 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,476 pages • 391 bw illus (colour online) HB Set 9781472521576 • £440.00 / $725.00 Special introductory price of £395.00 / $615.00 effective until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic

Painting: Critical and Primary Sources Four-Volume SetEdited by Beth Harland, University of Lancaster, UK and Sunil Manghani, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK

The first multi-volume collection focusing on the history, philosophy and practice of painting.A four-volume reference work that brings together the seminal writings on the history, philosophy and practice of painting. The collected essays range across the domains of philosophy, history, aesthetics, literature, science, anthropology, critical theory, cultural studies and art practice. The volumes are arranged thematically, covering Painting’s Histories, Modern Painting, Critical Perspectives, and Processes and Strategies. With key essays from Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Roland Barthes, Michael Fried, Emile Zola, Marcel Proust, Hubert Damisch, john Berger, Arthur C Danto and many more, this set will be an essential resource for all students and scholars of fine art.

UK November 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,264 pages HB Set 9781472558411 • £550.00 / $852.00 Special introductory price of £495.00 available until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic

Design: Critical and Primary Sources Four-Volume SetEdited by D.j. Huppatz, Swinburne University, Australia

A major scholarly reference work for the study of design.Design: Critical and Primary Sources brings together 78 essential texts on design from the mid-19th century to the present day, covering key thinkers, movements and issues for design. The four volumes focus on:

Volume I: Design Reform, Modernism and Modernization Volume II: Professional Practice and Design Theories Volume III: Social Interactions Volume IV: Development, Globalization and Sustainability

Each volume features an editorial introduction and articles are grouped into thematic sections within the volume.

UK February 2016 • US April 2016 • 1,473 pages HB Set 9781472539366 • £550.00 / $795.00 Special introductory price of £495.00 available until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic

For a full listing of Major Reference Works, visit www.bloomsbury.com/reference

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The encyclopedia of Asian Design Four-Volume SetGeneral Editor: Haruhiko Fujita, Osaka University, japan

Covers all aspects of design - from artistic history to contemporary business to professional practice.The Encyclopedia of Asian Design is the first comprehensive publication to focus on Asian design and its histories. Although definitions of design in Asia are multiple, fluid, and historically contingent, the disparate cultures within this vast landmass have long produced arts and crafts, interior, graphic, and design objects for domestic, regional, and global consumption. The encyclopedia provides in-depth, critically informed coverage of design practices, products, and the interpretive issues pertaining to them. It is divided into four volumes – covering East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, Western and Central Asia, and Transnational Issues in Asian Design.

UK September 2017 • US November 2016 • 2,816 pages • 500 bw illusHB Set 9780857853851 • £650.00 / $1,118.00 Special introductory price of £595.00 / $950.00 available until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion Six-Volume Set Edited by Susan j. Vincent, University of york, UK

The most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on dress and fashion through history.A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes covers Antiquity (500 BCE-800 CE); The Medieval Age (800-1450); The Renaissance (1450-1650); The Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800); The Age of Empire (1800-1920); and The Modern Age (1920-2000+).

Each volume assesses the same key themes in its chapters, meaning readers can gain a broad overview of each period, or follow a theme throughout history by reading relevant chapters in each volume. Chapter titles include: Textiles, Production and Distribution, The Body, Belief, Gender and Sexuality, Status, Ethnicity, Visual Representations and Literary Representations.

UK October 2016 • US November 2016 • 1,728 pages • 600 bw illus HB Set 9781472557490 • £350.00 / $550.00 Series: The Cultural Histories Series Bloomsbury Academic

A Cultural History of FoodSix-Volume SetEdited by Fabio Parasecoli, New School, New york City, USA and Peter Scholliers, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium

The definitive overview of food throughout history, covering topics as diverse as food production, professional cooking, family, and the politics of food.A Cultural History of Food presents a comprehensive, authoritative overview of food from ancient times to the present day. Each of the six volumes is dedicated to a specific period, covering Antiquity (800 BCE-500 CE); The Medieval Age (500-1300); The Renaissance (1300-1600); The Early Modern Age (1600-1800); The Age of Empire (1800-1900); and The Modern Age (1920-2000). Each volume explores the same themes – such as food production, food politics, eating out, and family – allowing readers to trace developments across time. Superbly illustrated, this is the definitive work on food throughout history.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 1,728 pages • 52 bw illus PB Set 9781474270755 • £100.00 / $172.00 UK january 2012 • US january 2012 • 1,728 pages • 52 bw illus HB Set 9781847883551 • £350.00 / £550.00

Series: The Cultural Histories Series


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African Politics: Critical and Primary Sources Four-Volume SetEdited by Kevin Dunn, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA

An indispensable reference collection focusing on the most important contributions in the field of African politics. African Politics: Critical and Primary Sources brings together over 40 high-quality essays, half a century of journal articles, book chapters and historical documents, providing the essential foundation for scholars and students to engage with the field of African politics. The collection covers key – English language and translated – works generated by scholars and practitioners from Africa, Europe and North America and offers a wide set of perspectives, problematics, and approaches from a range of disciplines, such as Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, and Religious Studies.

UK january 2016 • US March 2016 • 1,164 pages HB Set 9781628927306 • £595.00 / $1105.00 Special introductory price of $995.00 available until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic

Decades of Contemporary British FictionFour-Volume SetEdited by Leigh Wilson, University of Westminster, UK, Nick Hubble, Brunel University, UK and Philip Tew, Brunel University, UK

A four−book collection that places British fiction among the cultural shifts and headline events spanning the 1970s to the 2000s.From the collapse of communism, through the rise of Thatcher to the shifts in global power, each volume evaluates the impact of social, cultural and political history on the fiction of the respective period. Breaking British fiction into four decades, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s and using social, cultural and political contexts to understand its chronology means changing literary themes are properly accounted for and traditional readings opened up. Approaching the subject from the perspective of its disciplinary formation, Decades of Contemporary British Fiction is a crucial reference point for the progressive development of contemporary British fiction.

UK August 2015 • US October 2015 • 1,175pp HB Set • 9781474227742 • £275.00 / $472.00 Bloomsbury Academic

Senses and Sensation: Critical and Primary Sources Four-Volume SetEdited by David Howes, Concordia University, Canada

The first comprehensive multidisciplinary collection of key writings essential to a critical understanding of sensory studies.Senses and Sensation: Critical and Primary Sources draws upon historical and contemporary texts from a wide range of sources and is organised around the primary approaches to the subject (sense, domain, discipline). The volumes together provide a key resource for the understanding of this multidisciplinary and multidimensional field.

The set includes over 80 essays from the humanities, social sciences, fine arts, biology, psychology and the neurosciences. Ordered by discipline, the volumes cover geography and anthropology, history and sociology, biology, psychology and neuroscience, and the visual, intermedia and performing arts. Each volume is separately introduced and the essays structured into coherent sections on specific themes.

UK April 2017 • US May 2017 • 1,600 pages HB Set 9781474274050 • £660.00 / $995.00 Special introductory price of £595.00 available until 3 months after publication Bloomsbury Academic


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Decades of Modern American DramaPlaywriting From the 1930S to 2009 Brenda Murphy, University of Connecticut, USA and julia Listgarten, University of Central Florida, USA

The definitive history of modern American drama from the 1930s to the end of the first decade of the 21st century.Decades of Modern American Drama provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1930s to 2009 in eight volumes. Each volume equips readers with a detailed understanding of the context from which the work emerged: an introduction considers life in the decade with a focus on domestic life and conditions, social changes, culture, media, technology, industry and political events; while a chapter on the theatre of the decade offers a wide-ranging and thorough survey of theatres, companies, dramatists, new movements and developments in response to the economic and political conditions of the day.

UK january 2017 • US March, 2017 • 2,816pp HB Set 9781472572646 • £465.00 / $800.00 Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

History: european History - Bloomsbury Academic CollectionsSix-Volume SetThis collection offers a distinguished selection of facsimiles that showcase the width and breadth of historical study, as well as the interdisciplinary nature of history. Acknowledging the multitudinous aspects of European history and the impossibility to cover them all, this sub-set of six titles covers aspects of Europe’s history from the 18th century onwards and offers titles crossing from history into economics, linguistics, literature and politics. Thus it proves itself to be a varied helper to both students and scholars from a range of disciplines. All titles can be acquired either individually or in sets.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 1,793 pages HB Set 9781474241564 • £450.00 / $770.00 Special introductory price of $405.00 / $695.00 available until 3 months after publicationSeries: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

History: History of Medicine - Bloomsbury Academic Collectionsthree-Volume SetDrawing on some of the foundations of modern medicine and prevention – disease communication, hereditary illnesses and the threat of tropical disease and its increase in times of globalisation – this set with three titles offers a wealth of information for those researching the history of science and medicine. All titles can be bought individually or as part of a sub-set.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 880 pages HB Set 9781474241779 • £225.00 / $385.00 Special introductory price of £205.00 / $350.00 available until 3 months after publicationSeries: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

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History: History of Latin America - Bloomsbury Academic Collections FiVe-Volume SetRanging from the 18th century to the modern day, this set with five titles offers economical, ideological, military and technological insight into the rich history of the South American continent. The facsimiles illuminate the continent’s colonial past and its slow and bloody struggle to independence. All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 1,632 pages HB Set 9781474241199 • £375.00 / $640.00 Special introductory price of £340.00 / $580.00 available until 3 months after publicationSeries: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

History: British History - Bloomsbury Academic Collectionsnine-Volume Set This facsimile collection offers a distinguished selection of titles that showcase the width and breadth British history. Covering a vast range of interests – from the Elizabethan Age to the American Revolutionary War to public services and 20th-century education – these nine titles offer a cross section through British history and psyche. Taken on its own, each title examines a particular aspect of British history. As a set, they offer a comprehensive understanding of how the United Kingdom changed from global Empire to modern-day democracy. All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK November 2015 • US November 2015 • 2,976 pages HB Set 9781474241380 • £675.00 / $1155.00 Special introductory price of £610.00 / $1,040.00 available until 3 months after publicationSeries: History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Six-Volume SetThis collection offers a distinguished selection of facsimile titles that showcase the breadth of Shakespeare studies, ranging from Shakespeare’s view on religion, our understanding of him as an author and director, the work of his contemporaries and how he is taught in the contemporary curriculum. All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK December 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,520 pages HB Set 9781474247627 • £450.00 / $770.00 Special introductory price of £405.00 / $695.00 available until 3 months after publication Series: Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic


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Linguistics: Language Studies - Bloomsbury Academic CollectionsSix-Volume Set This collection of facsimiles explores the idea that we are what we say – and how that ‘what’ might change in different languages and times. These six titles offer translations, analyses and understanding of other languages and the differences in cultures that is expressed through and based upon language. All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK December 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,584 pages HB Set 9781474247320 • £450.00 / $770.00 Special introductory price of £405.00 / $695.00 available until 3 months after publication Series: Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

Linguistics: Communication in Artificial Intelligence - Bloomsbury Academic CollectionsSix-Volume Set This collection of classic titles, here presented as facsimiles, offers a distinguished selection of titles that showcase the breadth of linguistics, ranging language learning and the classic questions of linguistics to the challenges of teaching artificial intelligence to think and speak. Focussing on the use of language and communication in artificial environments, this set with six titles addresses the issues and challenges where society relies increasingly on technology and artificial intelligence and their ability to understand and adopt human communication in order to fulfil their purpose. All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK December 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,747 pages HB Set 9781474246927 • £450.00 / $770.00 Special introductory price of £405.00 / $695.00 available until 3 months after publication Series: Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic

Linguistics: Open Linguistics - Bloomsbury Academic Collections SeVen-Volume Set This facsimile edition with seven titles concerns itself with the classical questions of linguistics: how does language develop? How is meaning conveyed? What is language? What relation exists between language, meaning and culture? All titles can be acquired either individually or as a set.

UK December 2015 • US December 2015 • 1,680 pages HB Set 9781474247313 • £525.00 / $900.00 Special introductory price of £475.00 / $810.00 available until 3 until months after publication Series: Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections Bloomsbury Academic


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PHILOSOPHyThe Bloomsbury Companion to AquinasHB 9781441143334 • May 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and GenderHB 9781472569851 • April 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy MethodologiesHB 9781472580313 • April 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of ArtHB 9781472528353 • january 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Epistemology and MetaphysicsHB 9781472529534 • March 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian EthicsHB 9781472587770 • March 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophical Theories of ReligionHB 9781472573636 • june 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

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The Bloomsbury Companion to AristotlePB 9781474250900 • December 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9781441108739)

The Bloomsbury Companion to HumePB 9781474243933 • july 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9780826443595)

The Bloomsbury Companion to HegelPB 9781474244008 • july 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95 (HB 9781441195128)

The Bloomsbury Companion to Analytic PhilosophyPB 9781474236492 • October 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9781441126283)

The Bloomsbury Companion to HeideggerPB 9781474245104 • October 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9781441199850)

The Bloomsbury Companion to PlatoPB 9781474250917 • December 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9780826435354)

The Bloomsbury Companion to SocratesPB 9781474250894 • December 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9781441112842)

RELIGIONT&T Clark Companion to LiturgyHB 9780567034427 • December 2015 • £100.00 / $172.00

T&T Clark Companion to the Dead Sea ScrollsHB 9780567352057 • june 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

T&T Clark Companion to the Doctrine of SinHB 9780567451156 • june 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

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The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious MovementsPB 9781474256445 • February 2016 • £24.99 / $35.95 (HB 9781441112842)

LINGUISTICSThe Bloomsbury Companion to StylisticsHB 9781441160058 • October 2015 • £100.00 / $172.00

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The Bloomsbury Companion to Cognitive LinguisticsPB 9781474237321 • December 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95(HB 9781441195098)

The Bloomsbury Companion to PhoneticsPB 9781441146069 • December 2015 • £24.99 / $35.95 (HB 9781474237277)

FILM & MEDIA Kathryn BigelowHB 9781623564100 • july 2015 • £100.00 / $150.00

Peter JacksonHB 9781623566531 • December 2015 • £100.00 / £150.00

FOODThe Handbook of Food and AnthropologyHB 9780857855947 • November 2016 • £100.00 / $172.00

TEXTILEThe Handbook of Textile CultureHB 9780857857750 • November 2015 • £95.00 / $164.00

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