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Europa

Reference Book of the Month time! The EU is in the spotlight this November

The current crisis in the Eurozone has focussed the eyes of the world on the countries of the European Union. There are some difficult decisions to be made. The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2012 is your guide to the all the major EU institutions and official bodies. It is the perfect reference source for students of EU policy. Read more here!
Hot off the press: the new 2012 Reference Catalog is here

Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

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Handbooks

UK Economy: The Crisis in Perspective is one of our highlights this month

Comprising an edited collection of papers presented to the European Commission, plus contributions from some of the most prominent and respected commentators on the UK economy, including Christopher Pissarides, winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for economic sciences, this brand new title is essential reading for those interested in the historical background of, and prospects for, the UK economy. Lean more here
Routledge Online Studies on the Olympic and Paralympic Games (ROSO)

A unique platform publishing scholarly research, stimulating new knowledge and supporting the learning legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Routledge Library Editions

RLE: Education print catalog now available!

Our RLE: Education catalog is now available for you to browse online, download as a PDF, print off or emails to colleagues.
Routledge Major Works 2012 Catalog now online!

Our 2012 Major Works catalog is now available for you to browse online, download as a PDF, print off or email to colleagues.

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Routledge Revivals

Afghanistan: The Soviet War, Edited by Ed Girardet

A book in the finest tradition of war reporting on the front line.

Written by journalist Ed Girardet, one of the world's leading authorities on the Soviet war in Afghanistan, Afghanistan: The Soviet War, was first published in 1985 - the height of the war – and reissued last year.
The Defences of the Weak by Thomas Mathiesen

‘Mathiesen exploits his material...with great skill and deserves to be widely read.’ The Guardian

The Defences of the Weak: A Sociological Study of a Norwegian Correctional Institution, by Thomas Mathiesen (Professor emeritus of sociology of law in Oslo), reissues this year under our Routledge Revivals program.