Our November 2021 update with the latest forthcoming titles from all of Boydell & Brewer’s imprints and many client presses. As ever, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] (or [email protected] if you are based in North or South America). If you would like to reserve review copies, request advance proofs or find out more information.
Africans in East Anglia, 1467-1833
by Richard C. Maguire
What were the lives of Africans in provincial England like during the early modern period? How, where, and when did they arrive in rural counties? How were they perceived by their contemporaries?
2021-08-16
ALT 39
Series edited by Ernest N. Emenyonu
Guest editor Louisa Uchum Egbunike and Chimalum Nwanko
Explores the ways in which African writers have approached speculative fiction through in-depth articles on the use of language, terminology and the genealogy of the works.
2021-11-02
Beethoven's Conversation Books
Edited and translated by Theodore Albrecht
Translated by Theodore Albrecht
A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, in 12 volumes, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time. Covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call "late Beethoven", these lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible in English for the scholar and Beethoven-lover.
2022-12-06
Imagining Latin America
by Nicola Jones
A new and innovative approach to Latin American Studies which makes an important contribution to contemporary debates about cultural appropriation and the integration of immigrant communities
2021-07-16
Kamba Proverbs from Eastern Kenya
by Jeremiah M Kitunda
A unique historical and linguistic resource for those in anthropology, art, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, psychology, religion, sociology, and environmental studies, as well as performers and poets.
2021-11-19
The Kecak and Cultural Tourism on Bali
by Kendra Stepputat
Examines the history of one of the best known dramatic dance performance practices on Bali and its connection with cultural tourism.
2021-11-15
Knowing Britten
by Steuart Bedford
With Christopher Gillett
Knowing Britten is a vivid and insightful account of Steuart Bedford's long association with both Britten the man and his music
2021-05-21
The Real Agricultural Revolution
by Paul Brassley, Michael Winter, Matt Lobley and David Harvey
WINNER of the British Agricultural History Society's 2022 Thirsk Prize
WINNER of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award
An investigation into farming practices throughout a period of seismic change.
2021-09-17
Rediscovering Lost Landscapes
by Pietro Piana, Charles Watkins and Rossano Balzaretti
Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies.
2021-09-30
Renaissance Papers 2020
Edited by Ward J. Risvold and Jim Pearce
Guest editor Holly E. Fling and William Given
Collection of the best scholarly essays from the 2020 Southeastern Renaissance Conference plus essays submitted directly to the journal. Topics run from the epic to influence studies to the perennial problem of love and beyond.
2021-11-20
Sacred Queer Stories
by Adriaan van Klinken, Johanna Stiebert, Brian Sebyala and Fredrick Hudson
An invaluable insight into the narrative politics and theologies of LGBTQ+ life-storytelling, a key text for those in African Humanities, Queer Studies, Religious Studies, and Refugee Studies.
2021-08-20
The Brecht Yearbook / Das Brecht-Jahrbuch 46
Edited by Markus Wessendorf
Guest editor Günther Heeg, Micha Braun and Vera Stegmann
Annual volume with contributions on writers and artists whose work intersects with Brecht's from three thematic perspectives: Brecht in a global age, women and Brecht, and Brecht's learning plays.
2021-12-17