Routledge Key Guides
Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
1st Edition
Edited
By Maggie Gale, John F. Deeney
December 04, 2014
Fifty Modern and Contemporary and Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre and literature and include such ...
Fifty Hollywood Directors
1st Edition
Edited
By Suzanne Leonard, Yvonne Tasker
December 02, 2014
Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book ...
Fifty Key Thinkers on History
3rd Edition
By Marnie Hughes-Warrington
August 19, 2014
Fifty Key Thinkers on History is an essential guide to the most influential historians, theorists and philosophers of history. The entries offer comprehensive coverage of the long history of historiography ranging from ancient China, Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages to the contemporary ...
Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts
3rd Edition
By Nigel Rapport
July 14, 2014
Social and Cultural Anthropology: the Key Concepts is an easy to use A-Z guide to the central concepts that students are likely to encounter in this field. Now fully updated, this third edition includes entries on: Material Culture Environment Human Rights Hybridity Alterity Cosmopolitanism ...
International Relations: The Key Concepts
3rd Edition
By Steven C. Roach, Martin Griffiths, Terry O'Callaghan
December 20, 2013
‘To attempt such a difficult task requires ambition, confidence and skill. All three qualities are evident in this impressive reference book. It deserves a prominent place in all International Relations libraries’. Dr Scott Burchill, In Australian Journal of Political Science, 43:4, 747 — 766. &...
Fifty Major Economists
3rd Edition
By Steven Pressman
October 02, 2013
An introduction to the life, work and ideas of the people who have shaped the economic landscape from the sixteenth century to the present day. Now in a third edition, it considers how major economists might have viewed challenges such as the continuing economic slump, high unemployment and the ...
Fifty Key Postmodern Thinkers
1st Edition
By Stuart Sim
June 24, 2013
Postmodernism is an important part of the cultural landscape which continues to evolve, yet the ideas and theories surrounding the subject can be diverse and difficult to understand. Fifty Postmodern Thinkers critically examines the work of fifty of the most important theorists within the ...
Fifty Key Writers on Photography
1st Edition
Edited
By Mark Durden
February 07, 2013
A clear and concise survey of some of the most significant writers on photography who have played a major part in defining and influencing our understanding of the medium. It provides a succinct overview of writing on photography from a diverse range of disciplines and perspectives and ...
Race and Ethnicity: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Amy Ansell
February 07, 2013
Situating the study of race and ethnicity within its historical and intellectual context, this much needed guide exposes students to the broad diversity of scholarship within the field. It provides a clear and succinct explanation of more than 70 key terms, their conceptual evolution over time, and...
Fifty Key Thinkers on Globalization
1st Edition
By William Coleman, Alina Sajed
January 16, 2013
Fifty Key Thinkers on Globalization is an outstanding guide to often-encountered thinkers whose ideas have shaped, defined and influenced this new and rapidly growing field. The authors clearly and lucidly survey the life, work and impact of fifty of the most important theorists of ...
Gender: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
Edited
By Mary Evans, Carolyn Williams
December 06, 2012
This invaluable volume provides an overview of 37 terms, theories and concepts frequently used in gender studies which those studying the subject can find difficult to grasp. Each entry provides a critical definition of the concept, examining the background to the idea, its usage and the major ...
Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films
1st Edition
Edited
By Adele Reinhartz
December 04, 2012
Movies which have drawn inspiration from the Bible, either directly or indirectly, have been extremely popular since the earliest days of cinema. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies, which are among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing ...