Routledge International Handbooks
Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Art and Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Laurie Hanquinet, Mike Savage
April 25, 2018
The Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Arts and Culture offers a comprehensive overview of sociology of art and culture, focusing especially – though not exclusively – on the visual arts, literature, music, and digital culture. Extending, and critiquing, Bourdieu’s influential analysis of ...
Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert J. Schinke, Kerry R. McGannon, Brett Smith
February 15, 2018
Contemporary sport psychology is a rapidly developing and theoretically rich discipline, and a sophisticated and challenging profession. The Routledge International Handbook of Sport Psychology offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to contemporary sport psychology in all its aspects. ...
The Routledge Handbook of the War of 1812
1st Edition
Edited
By Donald R. Hickey, Connie D. Clark
January 24, 2018
The War of 1812 ranged over a remarkably large territory, as the fledgling United States battled Great Britain at sea and on land across what is now the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada. Native people and the Spanish were also involved in the war’s interrelated conflicts. Often overlooked, the ...
Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport
1st Edition
Edited
By Ken Green, Andy Smith
January 12, 2018
The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is a comprehensive survey of the latest research into young people’s involvement in sport. Drawing on a wide diversity of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, policy studies, coaching, physical education and physiology, the book examines the importance...
The Routledge International Handbook to Veils and Veiling
1st Edition
Edited
By Anna-Mari Almila, David Inglis
January 08, 2018
Veils and veiling are controversial topics in social and political life, generating debates across the world. The veil is enmeshed within a complex web of relations encompassing politics, religion and gender, and conflicts over the nature of power, legitimacy, belief, freedom, agency and ...
The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values
1st Edition
Edited
By James Arthur, Terence Lovat
December 22, 2017
The academic fields of religion and values have become the focus of renewed interest in contemporary thinking about human activity and its motivations. The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values explores and expands upon a range of international research related to this ...
The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Epidemiology
1st Edition
Edited
By Mika Kivimäki, David Batty, Ichiro Kawachi, Andrew Steptoe
December 19, 2017
The health effects of psychosocial factors are a widely discussed and controversial topic. Do positive and negative emotions affect our risk of developing physical disease? Are depressive individuals more likely to have cancer than those with an optimistic outlook on life? And what is the role of ...
Routledge International Handbook of Outdoor Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Barbara Humberstone, Heather Prince, Karla A. Henderson
December 06, 2017
The ‘outdoors’ is a physical and ideological space in which people engage with their environment, but it is also an important vehicle for learning and for leisure. The Routledge Handbook of Outdoor Studies is the first book to attempt to define and survey the multi-disciplinary set of approaches ...
Routledge Handbook of Theory in Sport Management
1st Edition
Edited
By George B. Cunningham, Janet S. Fink, Alison Doherty
November 08, 2017
Theory is an essential element in the development of any academic discipline and sport management is no exception. This is the first book to trace the intellectual contours of theory in sport management, and to explain, critique and celebrate the importance of sport management theory in academic ...
Routledge International Handbook of Self-Control in Health and Well-Being
1st Edition
Edited
By Denise de Ridder, Marieke Adriaanse, Kentaro Fujita
October 27, 2017
The ability to prioritise long-term goals above short-term gratifications is crucial to living a healthy and happy life. We are bombarded with temptations, whether from fast-food or faster technologies, but the psychological capacity to manage our lives within such a challenging environment has ...
The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology
1st Edition
Edited
By Matt DeLisi, Michael Vaughn
August 22, 2017
Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring both biological factors and environmental factors. Since the mapping of the human genome, scientists have been able to study the biosocial causes of human behaviour with the greatest ...
The Routledge International Handbook on Hate Crime
1st Edition
Edited
By Nathan Hall, Abbee Corb, Paul Giannasi, John Grieve
August 02, 2017
This edited collection brings together many of the world’s leading experts, both academic and practitioner, in a single volume Handbook that examines key international issues in the field of hate crime. Collectively it examines a range of pertinent areas with the ultimate aim of providing a ...