Reference & Information Science Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. 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 March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. 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
3. Sufis of Andalucia

   The Ruh al-Quds and Al-Durat Fakhirah

   By M. Ibn 'Arabi

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Islam

   Sufis of Andalusia consists of biographical sketches of some of the contemplatives and spiritual masters among whom Ibn 'Arabi spent his early years....

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. Witchcraft and Sorcery in East Africa

   Edited by John Middleton, E. H. Winter

   Containing ten essays by anthropologists on the beliefs and practices associated with witches and sorcerers in Eastern Africa, the chapters in this book are all based on field research and new information which is studied within its wider social context. First published in 1963....

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge Revivals)

    Edited by Nigel Ashford, Stephen Davies

    First published in 1991, this is a reissue of the pathbreaking Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought, the first book to examine the ideals and arguments produced by the intellectual traditions of both conservatism and classical liberalism. Covering the ideas of many...

    Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge