Routledge International Handbooks
Routledge Handbook of International Education and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Simon McGrath, Qing Gu
May 10, 2017
This timely Handbook takes stock of the range of debates that characterise the field of international education and development, and suggests key aspects of a research agenda for the next period. It is deliberately divergent in its approach, recognising the major ideological and epistemological ...
The Routledge Handbook of Religions and Global Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Emma Tomalin
May 10, 2017
This Handbook provides a cutting-edge survey of the state of research on religions and global development. Part one highlights critical debates that have emerged within research on religions and development, particularly with respect to theoretical, conceptual and methodological considerations, ...
Routledge Handbook of Sport and Legacy: Meeting the Challenge of Major Sports Events
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Holt, Dino Ruta
February 15, 2017
What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is played? How can the vast expense of mounting such events be justified? What if there is nothing left behind or what if the legacy is negative, a costly infrastructure which is unused or a debt-ridden host ...
Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Billings, Marie Hardin
May 02, 2016
New media technologies have become a central part of the sports media landscape. Sports fans use new media to watch games, discuss sports transactions, form fan-based communities, and secure minutiae about their favorite players and teams. Never before have fans known so much about athletes, ...
Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality
1st Edition
Edited
By Jennifer Hargreaves, Eric Anderson
May 02, 2016
The Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality brings together important new work from 68 leading international scholars that, collectively, demonstrates the intrinsic interconnectedness of sport, gender and sexuality. It introduces what is, in essence, a sophisticated sub-area of sport ...
Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise
1st Edition
Edited
By Youlian Hong
December 22, 2015
Ergonomics is concerned with the ‘fit’ between people and their work. With an increasing number of people becoming conscious about their health and participating in sport or physical activity, ergonomics has become an increasingly prominent concern within the sport and exercise sciences. From the ...
Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
1st Edition
Edited
By Franz Fuss, Aleksandar Subic, Martin Strangwood, Rabindra Mehta
December 21, 2015
From carbon fibre racing bikes to ‘sharkskin’ swimsuits, the application of cutting-edge design, technology and engineering has proved to be a vital ingredient in enhanced sports performance. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of contemporary sports technology and engineering, ...
Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change
1st Edition
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By Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher
December 18, 2015
Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity’s dependence on favourable environmental conditions. Our relationships with the landscapes and ecologies that we are a part of, the plants and animals that we...
The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Bruce Arrigo, Heather Bersot
December 07, 2015
The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies presents the enduring debates and emerging challenges in crime and justice studies from an international and multi-disciplinary perspective. Guided by the pivotal, although vastly under-examined, role that consumerism, politics, ...
Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Henry, Ling-Mei Ko
October 06, 2015
It is difficult to fully understand the role that sport plays in contemporary global society without understanding how and why governments, NGOs and other organizations formulate and implement policy relating to sport. The Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy is the only book to offer a comprehensive...
East and South-East Asia: International Relations and Security Perspectives
1st Edition
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By Andrew T. H . Tan
September 29, 2015
The economic growth of East and South-East Asia in the context of the global financial crisis has strengthened the view that this region is emerging in the 21st century as the most economically vibrant region in the world. With some of the largest economies, and generally high economic growth rates...
Handbook of Africa's International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Tim Murithi
September 29, 2015
Africa’s international relations have often been defined and oriented by the dominant international and geopolitical agendas of the day. In the aftermath of colonialism the Cold War became a dominant paradigm that defined the nature of the continent’s relationship with the rest of the world. The ...