Reference & Information Science Books

New and Published Books

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. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film

   Edited by Ian Aitken

   The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film is a fully international reference work on the history of the documentary film from the Lumière brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1885) to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 (2004). Previously published in three volumes, entries...

   Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
3. 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
4. European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2013

   13th 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 (EU): the financial crisis affecting the euro area is covered in depth, including details of recent developments such as the EU’s new emergency funding mechanisms and the...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. Victorian Britain (Routledge Revivals)

   An Encyclopedia

   By Sally Mitchell

   First published in 1988, this encyclopedia serves as an overview and point of entry to the complex interdisciplinary field of Victorian studies. The signed articles, which cover persons, events, institutions, topics, groups and artefacts in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901, have been...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

   Edited by Edward Craig

   The Shorter REP presents the very best of the acclaimed ten volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy in a single volume. It makes a selection of the most important entries available for the first time and covers all you need to know about philosophy, from Aristotle to Wittgenstein and animals...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports

   Edited by Tony Collins, John Martin, Wray Vamplew

   Series: Routledge Sports Reference Series

   Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland.This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

   A Handbook

   Edited by Abbas Kadhim

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Governance in the Middle East and North African will be essential reading for scholars, activists and policy makers. This new Handbook presents the first comprehensive framework of the question of governance in the Middle East in its various forms and manifestations: political,...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Europa Regional Surveys of the World 2013

   9-Volume Set

   Edited by Europa Publications

   Series: The Europa Regional Surveys of the World

   Featuring expert analysis of, and background to, the most recent political, economic and social developments across the globe, Europa’s Regional Surveys of the World Set 2013 is a timely and authoritative reference source, vast in its scope. The set consists of nine volumes, covering all the world...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. 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