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The Routledge Companion to Cultural History in the Western WorldAuthor(s): Alessandro Arcangeli, Jrg Rogge, Hannu Salmi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138649460, 978-1138649460\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Companion to Cultural History in the Western World is a comprehensive examination of recent discussions and findings in the exciting field of cultural history.\n\nA synthesis of how the new cultural history has transformed the study of history, the volume is divided into three parts medieval, early modern and modern that emphasize the way people made sense of the world around them. Contributions cover such themes as material cultures of living, mobility and transport, cultural exchange and transfer, power and conflict, emotion and communication, and the history of the senses. The focus is on the Western world, but the notion of the West is a flexible one. In bringing together 36 authors from 15 countries, the b.