Reference & Information Science Handbooks

New and Published Handbooks

1. Routledge Handbook of Sports Development

   Edited by Barrie Houlihan, Mick Green

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Sports development has become a prominent concern within both the academic study of sport and within the organisation and administration of sport. Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is the first book to comprehensively map the wide-ranging territory of sports...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics

   Edited by Atul Kohli, Prerna Singh

   India’s growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country. This Handbook is a reference guide, which surveys the current state of Indian politics and provides a basic understanding of the ways in which the world’s largest...

   Published December 26th 2012 by Routledge
3. Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law

   Edited by Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner, Cheryl Saunders

   The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law is an advanced level reference work which surveys the current state of constitutional law. Featuring new, specially commissioned papers by a range of leading scholars from around the world, it offers a comprehensive overview of the field as well as...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies

   Edited by Peter Howard, Ian Thompson, Emma Waterton

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Landscape is a vital, synergistic concept which opens up ways of thinking about many of the problems which beset our contemporary world, such as climate change, social alienation, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and destruction of heritage. As a concept, landscape does not respect...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
5. Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology

   A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners

   Edited by Stephanie Hanrahan, Mark Andersen

   Now available in paperback, the Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology is a definitive guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. It goes further than any other book in surveying the full variety of issues that practising sport psychologists will confront in their working...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. Routledge Handbook of International Criminal Law

   Edited by William A. Schabas, Nadia Bernaz

   International criminal law has developed extraordinarily quickly over the last decade, with the creation of ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court. This book provides a timely and comprehensive survey of emerging and...

   Published August 20th 2012 by Routledge
7. Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict

   Edited by Karl Cordell, Stefan Wolff

   A definitive global survey of the interaction of race, ethnicity, nationalism and politics, this handbook blends theoretically grounded, rigorous analysis with empirical illustrations, to provide a state-of-the art overview of the contemporary debates on one of the most pervasive international...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts

   Edited by Michael Biggs, Henrik Karlsson

   The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts is a major collection of new writings on research in the creative and performing arts by leading authorities from around the world. It provides theoretical and practical approaches to identifying, structuring and resolving some of the key issues in...

   Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
9. Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics

   Edited by Richard Robison

   This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the major themes that have defined the politics of Southeast Asia. It provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge examination of this important subject. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the theoretical and ideological themes that have...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
10. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

    Edited by Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman

    The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual,...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge