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New and Published Books

  1. The Pen and the Faith

    Eight Modern Muslim Writers and the Qur'an

    By Kenneth Cragg

    What is happening in Islam is of concern to more than Muslims. The Qur’an is the prime possession of Muslims: how then, are they reading and understanding their sacred Book today? This volume, originally published in 1985, examines eight writers from India, Egypt, Iran and Senegal. Their way with...

    Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge

  2. The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire

    A History of the Osmanlis Up To the Death of Bayezid I 1300-1403

    By Herbert Adam Gibbons

    Originally published in 1916, this work provides a detailed study of the first century of the Ottoman Empire. It traces the life and career of Osman himself and of his descendants, Orkhan, Murad and Bayezid, who laid the foundations of the Ottoman Empire....

    Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge

  3. Charles Dickens (RLE Dickens)

    By Martin Fido

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens

    The main concern of this volume is Dickens’ role as "entertainer". It examines the results of this role: Dickens’ important contribution to the techniques of comedy and irony in prose. The social commentary and criticism which arise from a primarily comic art is emphasized and exemplified. Other...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge

  4. Bedouin Justice

    Law and Custom Among the Egyptian Bedouin

    By Austin Kennett

    This volume was originally published in 1925 and is a digest of the law and practice of the Bedouin Courts, together with an account of desert life and customs. ...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge

  5. Islamic Medicine

    By Muhammad Salim Khan

    Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with the historical, philosophical and psychological concepts found in Islamic medical practices, and covers Islamic ideas on physiological, pathological, curative and preventative medicine. This was the first systematic study of Islamic medicine...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge

  6. Business and the Natural Environment

    Edited by Susse Georg, Andrew Hoffman

    Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

    Over the past four decades, the concept of corporate environmentalism has passed through multiple iterations. Prompted by landmark environmental events such the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962), the Santa Barbara oil spill, the Cuyahoga River fire, Love Canal, Bhopal, the Exxon...

    Published November 20th 2012 by Routledge

  7. IBSS: Economics: 2011 Vol.60

    International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

    Edited by Compiled by the British Library of Political and Economic Science

    Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Family Business

    Edited by Joseph Astrachan, Kristi McMillan, Torsten Pieper

    Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

    Until the early 1980s, serious academic research on family businesses was sparse, to say the least. The scholarship that did exist was primarily based on anecdotal evidence, and mostly biased toward the negative effects of family involvement, particularly in terms of nepotism and family feuds...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge

  9. Business and Gender

    Edited by Alison M. Konrad

    Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

    Serious thinking on business and gender has blossomed over the past few decades. What began as a tentative examination of the ways women and men might differ has evolved into a complex and vibrant field of international research and study. Edited by a leading scholar in the field, this new...

    Published April 19th 2012 by Routledge

  10. Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language

    2nd Edition

    By David Holton, Peter Mackridge, Irene Philippaki-Warburton, Vassilios Spyropoulos

    Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars

    Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language has become firmly established as the leading reference guide to modern Greek grammar. With its detailed treatment of all grammatical structures, its analysis of the complexities of the language and its particular attention to areas of confusion...

    Published January 16th 2012 by Routledge

Forthcoming Books

  1. Afghani and 'Abduh: An Essay on Religious Unbelief and Political Activism in Modern Islam
    By Elie Kedourie
    To Be Published May 31st 2013
  2. Outsourcing and Offshoring
    Edited by Iian Oshri
    To Be Published June 9th 2013
  3. Business and Government
    Edited by Matthew Maguire, Graham Wilson
    To Be Published June 13th 2013
  4. Sport Management
    Edited by Packianathan (Chella) Chelladurai
    To Be Published June 14th 2013
  5. Risk
    Edited by Ragnar Lofstedt, Frederic Bouder
    To Be Published June 25th 2013

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