Routledge Companions
The Routledge Companion To Postcolonial Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By John McLeod
December 31, 2007
The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial Studies offers a unique and up-to-date mapping of the postcolonial world, and is composed of essays as well as shorter entries for ease of reference. Introducing students to the history of the great European empires and the cultural legacies created in their ...
The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics
1st Edition
Edited
By Carmen Llamas, Louise Mullany, Peter Stockwell
October 30, 2006
Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people ...
The Routledge Companion to Feminism and Postfeminism
2nd Edition
Edited
By Sarah Gamble
May 03, 2002
Approachable for general readers as well as for students in women's studies related courses at all levels, this invaluable guide follows the unique Companion format in combining over a dozen in-depth background chapters with more than 400 A-Z dictionary entries. The background chapters are written ...
The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature
1st Edition
Edited
By Neil Cornwell
November 07, 2001
The Routledge Companion to Russian Literature is an engaging and accessible guide to Russian writing of the past thousand years. The volume covers the entire span of Russian literature, from the Middle Ages to the post-Soviet period, and explores all the forms that have made it so famous: poetry, ...
The Routledge Companion to Global Economics
2nd Edition
Edited
By Robert Beynon
May 24, 2001
Combining the in-depth background coverage of an encyclopedia, with the quick look-up convenience of a dictionary, this new work is an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with international economics.The only reference work to cover the latest theories in the vital field of global economics, ...
The Routledge Companion to the New Cosmology
2nd Edition
Edited
By Peter Coles
May 24, 2001
Just what is Einstein's Theory of Relativity? The Big Bang Theory? Curvature of Spacetime? What do astronomers mean when they talk of a 'flat universe'?This approachable and authoritative guide to the cosmos answers these questions, and more. Taking advantage of the distinctive Companion format, ...