Past & Present Supplements
A Letter from the Editors
For many years we have published the Past and Present Publications series alongside the journal, and this has comprised monographs, translations, conference proceedings and collections of essays. These are tough times for publishers, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to publish collections of essays that we wanted to produce. However, rather than cutting back our publications, we have decided to change instead the way we publish. The book series will continue but will focus on book-length studies. With the agreement of Oxford University Press Journals, we decided to set up in addition a Supplements series that will be a new form of publication, combining the best of journal and book publication. We will produce one volume every year, which will be sent out free to subscribers but which can also be purchased by non-subscribers as a book. This will also be available on line and will be, like the journal, fully searchable.
Chris Wickham and Lyndal Roper
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The Politics of Gesture: Historical Perspectives
Edited by Michael J. Braddick, this volume brings together essays which range in time from early medieval to contemporary history, and in space across East and South Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Together, they explore self-presentation in face-to-face encounters, seeking to understand who is communicating what and with what success: the politics of non-verbal forms of expression. The aim is to open up discussion of the politics of gesture, adding a more explicitly political dimension to cultural histories of gesture while broadening the range of politics which have been addressed through studies of ritual.
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The Religion of Fools? Superstition Past and Present
The latest supplement examines superstition in three aspects: superstition in a non-Christian context, superstition in Christendom, and superstition in the modern world. The text was edited by S.A. Smith and Alan Knight.
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Rodney Hilton's Middle Ages: An Exploration of Historical Themes
This collection of essays, based on original research, is an exploration of the sort of themes which Rodney Hilton worked on, in the light of recent research: particularly lord-peasant relationships, revolts, and urban/commercial development. It aims at summing up where these themes are at present and where they will go in the future. The volume was edited by Christopher Dyer, Peter Coss and Chris Wickham.
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The Art of Survival: Essays in Honour of Olwen Hufton
The first in the series of Past & Present supplements was published in Autumn 2006 and edited by Ruth Harris and Lyndal Roper. The Art of Survival: Essays in Honour of Olwen Hufton discuss gender and history in Europe from 1450 – 2000.
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