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Studies in Sensory History

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The Age of Noise in BritainHearing ModernityJAMES G. MANSELL

“James Mansell’s remarkably clear, wonderfully detailed, even occasionally droll examination of the sensing self in industrial moder-nity makes a substantial, important contribution to historical sound studies and British studies.” —John M. Picker, author of Victorian Soundscapes246 pp. 6 x 9. 17 b & w photos. 2017. Paperback 978-0-252-08218-4. $30.00; E-book

City of NoiseSound and Nineteenth-Century ParisAIMÉE BOUTIN

“In an innovative effort to provide an auditory history of Paris, Boutin mined the works of 19th-century writers, poets, composers, and painters for descriptions of or images evoking the cris de Paris.” —Choice

“Boutin convinces us both of the possibility and the value in probing the sounds of the city of light in the nineteenth century.” —Nineteenth Century Contexts208 pp. 6.125 9.25. 22 b & w photos, 2 music examples. 2015. Paperback 978-0-252-08078-4. $25.00; E-book

From Gluttony to EnlightenmentThe World of Taste in Early Modern EuropeVIKTORIA VON HOFFMANN

”Von Hoffmann’s study gives a comprehensive overview of writings on early modern taste from the standpoint of cuisine, medicine, religion, and philosophy. Rich and thoroughly researched.” —Emma C. Spary, author of Eating the Enlightenment: Food and the Sciences in Paris, 1670–1760282 pp. 6.125 9.25. 5 b & w photos. 2016. Hardcover 978-0-252-04064-1. $95.00; E-book

Taste of the NationThe New Deal Search for America’s FoodCAMILLE BÉGIN

“Who knew that modern food writing originated in the New Deal’s Federal Writers’ Project? Camille Begin convincingly shows how the FWP’s sensory concerns linked food to race and place. Her lively account recognizes the importance of food writing.’” —Donna Gabaccia, author of We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans240 pp. 6 x 9. 13 b & w photos. 2016. Paperback 978-0-252-08170-5. $25.00; E-book

SerieS editor: Mark M. Smith

Studies in Sensory History will galvanize a burgeoning field of scholarship by publishing and promoting work on the history of the senses from ancient times to the twenty-first century throughout the world. Books in the series will examine the relevance of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching to the principal developments of antiquity and the pre-Enlightenment era, and they will explore ways in which the senses interacted with and informed developments typically associated with “modernity”—class, race, and gender conventions; industrialization; urbanization; colonization; imperialism; and nationalism. The series will publish work on all regions—non-Western as well as Euro-American—and from all time periods. Methodologically, the series aims to publish works that deal not simply with the way people thought about the senses but also the full social and cultural contexts of those experiences.

Submissions should take the form of a 3-5 page proposal outlining the intent of the project, its scope, its relation to other work on the topic, and the audience(s) you have in mind. Please also include 2-3 sample chapters, if available, and a copy of your C.V.

PleaSe direct all queStionS and SubmiSSionS to: Marika Christofides, Acquiring Editor, mchristo@illinois.edu,

University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820-6903

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Past ScentsHistorical Perspectives on SmellJONATHAN REINARZ

“This book suggests that engage-ment with the cultural work of smell both in the past and in the present can be richly rewarding. Reinarz’s timely survey of historical perspec-tives on smell will (hopefully) inspire further research that will move us beyond simple binaries of fragrant/foul and self/other toward more redolent possibilities.” —Journal of Interdisciplinary History296 pp. 6 x 9. 13 b & w photos. 2014. Paperback 978-0-252-07979-5. $27.00; E-book

Sonic PersuasionReading Sound in the Recorded AgeGREG GOODALE

How to interpret identity, culture, and history in sound.

“An important book.” —IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

“Goodale’s book helps us acquire a . . . much-needed sonic literacy.” —Technology and Culture208 pp. 6 x 9. 11 b & w photos. 2011. Paperback 978-0-252-07795-1. $29.00; E-book

The Deepest SenseA Cultural History of TouchCONSTANCE CLASSEN

“Classen’s lush descriptions provide an excellent underscoring of her exploration of this intimate sense.” —Library Journal

“Classen shows that the history of touch is itself reflexive: although they can be only be inferred from sources, these once palpable embraces tell the history of the very deepest connections between us.” —American Historical Review256 pp. 6 x 9. 8 b & w photos. 2012. Paperback 978-0-252-07859-0. $27.00; E-book

Sensing ChicagoNoisemakers, Strikebreakers, and MuckrakersADAM MACK

“Spices up what too often can be stale conversations about Chicago history, culture, and literature.” —Chicago Tribune

“An exemplary weaving together of sources. . . . A testament to the conjuring power of words.” —Journal of Social History184 pp. 6 x 9. 4 color photos, 4 b & w photos. 2015. Paperback 978-0-252-08075-3. $25.00; E-book

Award of Superior Achievement, Illinois State Historical Society