Encyclopedias Books

New and Published Books

1. Asian American Literature

   Edited by David Leiwei Li

   Co-published by Routledge and Edition SynapseAmerican writers whose provenance lies in Asia have been producing and publishing work of interest and distinction for well over a century. However, in recent decades there has been an exponential growth in their output, and much Asian-American...

   Published May 24th 2012 by Routledge
2. The International Who's Who in Classical/Popular Music Set 2012

   Edited by Europa Publications

   Series: INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO IN CLASSICAL/POPULAR MUSIC

   Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set provides a complete view of the whole of the music world. Within the International Who's Who in Classical Music, each biographical entry comprises personal information...

   Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
3. The Philosophy of Race

   Edited by Paul Taylor

   Series: Critical Concepts in Philosophy

   Since at least the early 1990s, philosophical race theory has emerged as a dynamic and fertile area of serious scholarly inquiry, and this new four-volume Major Work from Routledge meets the need for a comprehensive collection to facilitate ready access to the most influential and important...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
4. European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2012

   12th Edition

   Edited by Europa Publications

   Series: European Union Information Series

   Thoroughly updated, this extensive reference source provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union: the expansion of the EU under the Nice Treaty is covered, and the future of the union is addressed. A glossary of key terms, a statistical survey and a directory section...

   Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer

   Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade....

   Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
6. Everyday Life

   Edited by Ben Highmore

   Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies

   Coinciding with the massive growth of consumerism after the Second World War, ‘everyday life’ has emerged as a crucial site of scholarly exploration. The critical study of quotidian routines, rules, spaces, and objects has become a central concern for scholars working in cultural studies....

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge
7. Corporate Social Responsibility

   Edited by Jean-Pascal Gond, Jeremy Moon

   Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

   Although the idea of social responsibility has a long and distinguished intellectual pedigree, Corporate Social Responsibility (or ‘CSR’) has re-emerged during the last fifteen years or so as a high-profile concept in both academia and business practice. This revitalized interest has come about...

   Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge
8. Ernest Hemingway

   Edited by Henry Claridge

   Series: Critical Assessments of Major Writers

   Few twentieth-century American writers have been as influential as Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961). Whilst contemporaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner may be as widely taught and studied as Hemingway, neither had an influence on other writers—or indeed, the cognate arts—as great as...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge
9. Handbook of Human Rights

   Edited by Thomas Cushman

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   In mapping out the field of human rights for those studying and researching within both humanities and social science disciplines, the Handbook of Human Rights not only provides a solid foundation for the reader who wants to learn the basic parameters of the field, but also promotes new thinking...

   Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge
10. Social Psychology

    Edited by Richard J. Crisp

    Series: Critical Concepts in Psychology

    Gordon W. Allport, one of social psychology’s founding fathers, described the subdiscipline as ‘an attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others’. From pioneering studies in the 1940s and...

    Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge