Routledge Studies in Cultural History
About the Book Series
This series aims to present both case studies and the latest theoretical perspectives on the subject. It is not confined to any particular period or school of thought and seeks to provide a broad range of topics and events from around the world.
Artificial Intelligence before Computers: The History of Romantic Computationalism
1st Edition
By Asko Nivala
September 25, 2026
This cultural history of thinking machines examines conceptions of the human as an automaton and the possibility of mechanised thought in philosophical and literary works from the seventeenth century to the 1840s, with particular emphasis on the Romantic period. In the 2020s, there has been no ...
Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970's West Berlin
1st Edition
By Azadeh Fatehrad
August 28, 2026
Artists and Intellectuals in Exile in 1970s West Berlin explores how displacement and exile became catalysts for artistic and intellectual innovation during a pivotal period in European cultural history. Drawing on extensive archival research, fieldwork, and interviews, the book examines how exiled...
The Yellow River in Music: History, Politics and Identity
1st Edition
By Lu Zhouxiang
August 26, 2026
This book explores Yellow River-themed music alongside a rich body of corresponding literature, spanning from ancient times to the present. Drawing on cultural historical narratives, it bridges the fields of musicology, literary studies and history, offering a fresh perspective on how the Yellow ...
A History of Sports Video Games: Building Virtual Athletic Fields in the Digital Age
1st Edition
By Lu Zhouxiang
July 20, 2026
This book explores the history of sports and sports-themed video games, providing a comprehensive and holistic view of this complex and diverse genre. The author highlights the influence of technological advancement, industry competition and popular culture on game design, marketing strategies ...
German-Speaking Jewish Refugees in Asia, 1930–1950: Shelter from the Storm?
1st Edition
Edited
By Joanne Miyang Cho, Eric Kurlander, Douglas McGetchin
July 20, 2026
Although most perished, hundreds of thousands of Central European Jews escaped the Holocaust; tens of thousands of these Jewish refugees ended up in East Asia, Southeast Asia, or South Asia. Taking a global and transnational approach, this volume examines the cultural, political, and socioeconomic ...
Homesickness around the Mediterranean, 1492–1923
1st Edition
Edited
By José Alberto Rodrigues da Silva Tavim, João Teles e Cunha
July 20, 2026
This volume analyzes how people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds living around the “Middle Sea” perceived, felt, and described homesickness, using a multidisciplinary approach which brings new perspectives to known phenomena and their evolving meanings. The sixteen chapters in this ...
Messianic and Utopian Influences on Imperial Spain: A Comparative Study in the Works of Tommaso Campanella and Pedro Fernández de Quirós
1st Edition
By George M. Roure
July 20, 2026
Roure draws a novel connection between Tommaso Campanella’s utopian ideas for Imperial Spain and Catholicism and Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernández de Quirós’ vision of an idyllic society and a mythical city of New Jerusalem in the antipodes. The book presents newfound evidence suggesting Spain ...
Death in Dublin During the Era of James Joyce’s Ulysses
1st Edition
By Patrick Callan
June 22, 2026
The funeral of Paddy Dignam in James Joyce’s Ulysses serves as the pivotal event of the ‘Hades’ episode. This volume explores how Dignam’s interment in Glasnevin Cemetery allowed Joyce the freedom to consider the conventions, rituals and superstitions associated with death and burial in Dublin. ...
Forms of Temporality and Historical Time in the Work of Johann Gottfried Herder
1st Edition
Edited
By Liisa Steinby, Johannes Schmidt
May 21, 2026
This edited collection is the first volume solely dedicated to research on Johann Gottfried Herder’s understanding of history, time, and temporalities. Although his ideas on time mark an important transition period that advanced the emergence of the modern world, scholars have rarely addressed ...
Growing Old in a Better World: Age and Ageing in the Utopian Imagination
1st Edition
By Robert Troschitz
May 21, 2026
As utopias question social ills and express human wants and unfulfilled dreams, they offer insights into the problems, desires and ideals of a certain time. This book uses this lens to examine cultural representations of ageing and old age in utopian writings from the Renaissance till today. The ...
Shores, Surfaces and Depths: Oceanic Cultures of Tourism and Leisure
1st Edition
Edited
By Felicity Picken, Emma Waterton
May 21, 2026
This book examines the oceanic presence in life on Earth, and the ways that we engage with the oceanic worlds for play, pleasure, adventure, and the pursuit of leisure and escape through tourism and travel. The oceanic ‘turn’ across the social sciences and humanities has produced a still ...
The Natural History of a Neapolitan Miracle: The Secret of San Gennaro’s Blood
1st Edition
By Francesco de Ceglia
May 21, 2026
This book examines Naples’s patron saint, Gennaro, the history of his blood relic, and the mystery of its periodical liquefaction. Three times a year, Neapolitans gather to witness the recurring phenomenon of the liquefaction of San Gennaro’s blood. From the seventeenth century to the present, ...