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Routledge Worlds


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The Routledge Worlds are magisterial surveys of key historical epochs, edited and written by world-renowned experts. Giving unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, they are the works against which all future books on their subjects will be judged and are essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in the subject.

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The Epic World

The Epic World

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Pamela Lothspeich
January 30, 2024

Reconceptualizing the epic genre and opening it up to a world of storytelling, The Epic World makes a timely and bold intervention toward understanding the human propensity to aestheticize and normalize mass deployments of power and violence. The collection broadly considers three kinds of epic ...

The World of the Bahá'í Faith

The World of the Bahá'í Faith

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Robert H. Stockman
January 29, 2024

The World of the Bahá’í Faith is an outstanding guide to the Bahá’í Faith and its culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, this volume explores the origin of this religion and contains substantial thematic articles on ...

The Central Asian World

The Central Asian World

1st Edition

Edited By Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Madeleine Reeves
June 21, 2023

This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the region critically interrogate the idea of a ‘Central Asian World’ at the intersection of post-Soviet, Persianate, East and South Asian worlds. Encompassing...

The Inuit World

The Inuit World

1st Edition

Edited By Pamela Stern
October 09, 2023

The Inuit World is a robust and holistic reference source to contemporary Inuit life from the intimate world of the household to the global stage. Organized around the themes of physical worlds, moral, spiritual and intellectual worlds, intimate and everyday worlds, and social and political worlds,...

The Interwar World

The Interwar World

1st Edition

Edited By Andrew Denning, Heidi J.S. Tworek
August 29, 2023

The Interwar World collects an international group of over 50 contributors to discuss, analyze, and interpret this crucial period in twentieth-century history. A comprehensive understanding of the interwar era has been limited by Euro-American approaches and strict adherence to the temporal limits ...

The Sikh World

The Sikh World

1st Edition

Edited By Pashaura Singh, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
June 28, 2023

The Sikh World is an outstanding guide to the Sikh faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, it contains substantial thematic articles on the dynamic living experiences of the global Sikh community. The volume ...

The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World

The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World

1st Edition

Edited By Rachel Mairs
May 31, 2023

This volume provides a thorough conspectus of the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thought-provoking case studies in archaeology, history, literature and art. The chapters from this international group of experts showcase ...

The Pentecostal World

The Pentecostal World

1st Edition

Edited By Michael Wilkinson, Jörg Haustein
May 17, 2023

The Pentecostal World provides a comprehensive and critical introduction to one of the most vibrant and diverse expressions of contemporary Christianity. Unlike many books on Pentecostalism, this collection of essays from all continents does not attempt to synthesize and simplify the movement’s ...

The Angkorian World

The Angkorian World

1st Edition

Edited By Mitch Hendrickson, Miriam T. Stark, Damian Evans
April 28, 2023

The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia’s largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its ...

The Siberian World

The Siberian World

1st Edition

Edited By John P. Ziker, Jenanne Ferguson, Vladimir Davydov
March 29, 2023

The Siberian World provides a window into the expansive and diverse world of Siberian society, offering valuable insights into how local populations view their environments, adapt to change, promote traditions, and maintain infrastructure. Siberian society comprises more than 30 Indigenous groups, ...

The Asante World

The Asante World

1st Edition

Edited By Edmund Abaka, Kwame Osei Kwarteng
January 09, 2023

The Asante World provides fresh perspectives on the Asante, the largest Akan group in Southern Ghana, and what new scholars are thinking and writing about the "world the Asante made." By employing a thematic approach, the volume interrogates several dimensions of Asante history including state ...

The Safavid World

The Safavid World

1st Edition

Edited By Rudi Matthee
January 09, 2023

The Safavid World brings together thirty chapters on many aspects of the complex Safavid state, 1501–1722. With the latest insights and arguments, some offer overviews of the period or topic at hand, and others present new interpretations of old questions based on newly found sources. In addition ...

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