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1. Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora

   Edited by Joya Chatterji, David Washbrook

   South Asia’s diaspora is among the world’s largest and most widespread, and it is growing exponentially. In 2001, the government of India estimated that 20 million persons of Indian descent live abroad; and many more millions have roots to other countries of the subcontinent, in Pakistan,...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-48010-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. Routledge Handbook of Indian and South Asian History

   Edited by Crispin Bates

   This Handbook presents key issues in Indian and South Asian history from earliest time to 1947, with an emphasis on the modern period since 1600. Written by experts in their respective areas, the Handbook introduces the reader to the field. The book is structured chronologically and highlights...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-48978-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Ethics of War and Conflict

   Edited by Asa Kasher

   Standing on the shoulders of thinkers who have sought carefully to delineate proper behaviour in armed conflict—not least to distinguish just from illegitimate wars—military ethics is a subdiscipline enjoying renewed interest and, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, increasing practical...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-48033-8 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   A Dictionary of Ethnic Conflict

   By Rajat Ganguly

   Containing approximately 500 entries, this detailed Dictionary provides authoritative and up-to-date information on ethnic groups involved in conflict. Entries are provided for current ethnic hotspots, irredentist claims, secessionist movements as well as major peace accords, with clear and concise...

   June 2011 | 978-1-85743-059-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics

   Edited by Richard Robison

   The Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the major themes, conflicts and ideas that have defined and shaped the politics of Southeast Asia in the modern period. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the different ways in which the complex...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-49427-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film

   Edited by Ian Aitken

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-59642-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. English Historical Documents, 1914–1957

   By John Stevenson

   English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of primary documents on English history ever published. The volumes were published between 1953 and 1977 and have become landmark publications in their own fields. This exciting new volume covers...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-47603-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Cognitive Linguistics

   Edited by ADELE GOLDBERG

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-57493-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Native American Writing

   Edited by A. Robert Lee

   As scholarly work on and around the literary output of Native Americans flourishes as never before, this new four-volume collection, co-published by Routledge and Edition Synapse, meets the need for an authoritative reference work to help users make sense of the subject’s vast literature and ...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-58895-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Routledge Handbook of South Asian Culture and Society

    Edited by Veena Das

    The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Culture and Society presents key issues on culture and society in the South Asian context. Written by experts in their respective areas, the Handbook introduces the reader to the field. Emphasizing the significant changes that have been taking place in...

    April 2011 | 978-0-415-77557-1 | Hardback (Routledge)