Routledge Key Guides
Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers
1st Edition
By G.R. Evans
February 14, 2002
Focussing on individuals whose ideas shaped intellectual life between 400 and 1500, Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers is an accessible introduction to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview. Including such diverse figures as Bede and Wyclif, each entry ...
Fifty Key Classical Authors
1st Edition
By Alison Sharrock, Rhiannon Ashley
December 13, 2001
A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and ...
Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Edgar, Peter Sedgwick
December 06, 2001
Featuring over eighty essays, Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers is a seminal guide to the literary critics, sociologists, historians, artists, philosophers and writers who have shaped culture and society, and the way in which we view them. Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the...
Business: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Mark Vernon
October 04, 2001
Here is a practical guide to the essentials of business. This book provides everything you need to know about the key concepts and terms, from accountability to zero-sum game. Everything from management, economics and finance to marketing, organizational behaviour and operations is covered in just ...
Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey
1st Edition
Edited
By Joy Palmer, Liora Bresler, David Cooper
September 27, 2001
In this unique work some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past. Covering a time-span from 500 BC to the early twentieth century each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and ...
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By Liora Bresler, David Cooper, Joy Palmer
September 27, 2001
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Among those included are:* Pierre Bourdieu* Elliot Eisner* Hans J. Eysenck* Michel Focault* Henry Giroux* Jurgen Habermas* Susan Isaacs* A.S. Neill* Herbert Read* ...
Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment
1st Edition
Edited
By Joy A. Palmer Cooper, David E. Cooper, David Cooper
December 07, 2000
Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer, herself an important and prolific author on environmental matters, has assembled a team of thirty-five expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and ...
Eastern Philosophy: Key Readings
1st Edition
By Oliver Leaman
July 20, 2000
Through key readings from primary and secondary sources this book communicates at first hand the principal features of a remarkable range of Eastern thought - from Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism to Islam, Shinto, and Zoroastrianism. Passages from key texts guide the reader through over ninety...
Fifty Eastern Thinkers
1st Edition
By Diane Collinson, Kathryn Plant, Robert Wilkinson
December 16, 1999
Close analysis of the work of fifty major thinkers in the field of Eastern philosophy make this an excellent introduction to a fascinating area of study. The authors have drawn together thinkers from all the major Eastern philosophical traditions from the earliest times to the present day. The ...
Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches
1st Edition
By Neville Morley
December 09, 1999
Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with ...
Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy
1st Edition
By Oliver Leaman
May 06, 1999
Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy provides an extensive glossary of the main terms and concepts used in Eastern philosophy. The book includes definitions of philosophical ideas linked to the national traditions of:* Persia* India* Islamic world* China* Japan* Tibetincluding concepts from:* ...