Routledge Companions
The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Maxwell
February 08, 2017
Labor resides at the center of all media and communication production, from the workers who create the information technologies that form the dynamic core of the global capitalist system and the designers who create media content to the salvage workers who dismantle the industry’s high-tech trash. ...
The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy
1st Edition
Edited
By Magda Romanska
July 24, 2015
Dramaturgy, in its many forms, is a fundamental and indispensable element of contemporary theatre. In its earliest definition, the word itself means a comprehensive theory of "play making." Although it initially grew out of theatre, contemporary dramaturgy has made enormous advances in recent years...
The Routledge Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory
2nd Edition
Edited
By Paul Wake, Simon Malpas
August 13, 2013
Now in a fully updated second edition The Routledge Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory is an indispensible guide for anyone approaching the field for the first time. Exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines through a series of 11 critical essays and a dictionary of key names and ...
The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare
1st Edition
Edited
By John Russell Brown
August 08, 2011
The Routledge Companion to Actors’ Shakespeare is a window onto how today’s actors contribute to the continuing life and relevance of Shakespeare’s plays. The process of acting is notoriously hard to document, but this volume reaches behind famous performances to examine the actors’ craft, their ...
The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism
3rd Edition
Edited
By Stuart Sim
July 26, 2011
This fully revised third edition of The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism provides the ideal introduction to postmodernist thought. Featuring contributions from a cast of international scholars, the Companion contains 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics along with an A-Z of key terms ...
The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare
1st Edition
Edited
By John Russell Brown
June 17, 2010
The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare is a major collaborative book about plays in performance. Thirty authoritative accounts describe in illuminating detail how some of theatre’s most talented directors have brought Shakespeare’s texts to the stage. Each chapter has a revealing story ...
The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature
1st Edition
Edited
By David Rudd
May 25, 2010
The Routledge Companion to Children’s Literature is a vibrant and authoritative exploration of children’s literature in all its manifestations. It features a series of essays written by expert contributors who provide an illuminating examination of why children’s literature is the way it is. Topics...
The Routledge Companion to Social Theory
1st Edition
Edited
By Anthony Elliott
December 22, 2009
The Routledge Companion to Social Theory provides an authoritative, comprehensive and provocative introduction to the key traditions of thought in social theory today. This ground-breaking reference work brings together major contributors, both established and emergent new voices, to reflect on the...
The Routledge Companion to Semiotics
1st Edition
Edited
By Paul Cobley
August 28, 2009
The Routledge Companion to Semiotics provides the ideal introduction to semiotics, containing engaging essays from an impressive range of international leaders in the field. Topics covered include: the history, development, and uses of semiotics key theorists, including Saussure, Peirce and ...
The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies
1st Edition
By Janet Maybin, Joan Swann
August 14, 2009
The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. This authoritative collection includes entries written by well-known language specialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explain ...
The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
By Mark Clapson
August 07, 2009
The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Britain is a jargon-free guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general introduction and overview of twentieth century Britain, the book contains a wealth of chronologies, facts and figures, ...
Routledge Companion to Military Conflict since 1945
1st Edition
By John Richard Thackrah
December 02, 2008
From the depths of the Cold War to the War on Terror, The Routledge Companion to Military Conflict since 1945 is an in-depth and comprehensive reference guide to the confrontations that have shaped the modern age. Covering the personalities, the wars and the ideas that have been central to ...