Routledge Key Guides
Globalization: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
Edited
By Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans
April 17, 2007
Viewed as a destructive force or an inevitability of modern society, globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. A clear understanding of its processes and terminology is imperative for anyone engaging with this ubiquitous topic. Globalization: the Key Concepts offers a ...
Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers
2nd Edition
By Dan Cohn-Sherbok
March 06, 2007
Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers is a panoramic survey of over 2,000 years of Jewish thought, religious and secular, ancient and modern. Now in its second edition, this essential reference guide contains new introductions to the lives and works of such thinkers as: Hannah Arendt, Immanuel Levinas, Judith ...
Fifty Key Sociologists: The Contemporary Theorists
1st Edition
Edited
By John Scott
December 06, 2006
Fifty Key Sociologists: The Contemporary Theorists covers the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most important thinkers in this discipline. Concentrating on figures writing predominantly in the second half of the twentieth century, such as Zygmunt Bauman, Pierre Bourdieu, Judith Butler, ...
Fifty Key Sociologists: The Formative Theorists
1st Edition
Edited
By John Scott
December 06, 2006
Covering the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most significant thinkers in sociology, Fifty Key Sociologists: The Formative Theorists concentrates on figures in the field writing principally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Including entries on Jane Addams, Theodor ...
Art History: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Jonathan Harris
October 31, 2006
Art History: The Key Concepts is a systematic, reliable and accessible reference guide to the disciplines of art history and visual culture. Containing entries on over 200 terms integral to the historical and theoretical study of art, design and culture in general, it is an indispensable source of ...
Sociology: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
Edited
By John Scott
August 23, 2006
An essential A-Z guide to the full range of sociological thought, Sociology: The Key Concepts is an important addition to the established and successful Key Concepts series. Fully cross-referenced with an extensive glossary, this accessible text also includes: alphabetical listings of key ...
Fifty Key Literary Theorists
1st Edition
By Richard J. Lane
August 09, 2006
Covering over a century's worth of debate, thinking and writing about literature, this is a unique guide to the lives and works of fifty theorists who have left an indelible mark on literary studies. Featuring theorists such as Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Sigmund Freud and Edward Said, this ...
Fifty Key Figures in Islam
1st Edition
By Roy Jackson
August 08, 2006
The perfect resource for those wishing to learn more about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, Fifty Key Figures in Islam explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1,500 years. Covering key figures such as the Prophet ...
Fifty Major Philosophers
2nd Edition
Edited
By Kathryn Plant, Diane Collinson
May 25, 2006
A comprehensive update of the best-selling first edition, this revitalized new text presents readers with a series of clear, well-written entries focusing on fifty of the most influential philosophers from the last two thousand years. Chosen to present the traditional mainstream of European ...
Secondary Education: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Jerry Wellington
May 01, 2006
A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education today, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers important topics including: assessment citizenship curriculum ...
Habermas: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Andrew Edgar
April 12, 2006
An independently minded champion of ‘the project of modernity’ in a supposedly post-modern age, Jurgen Habermas (1929- ) is one of the most widely influential thinkers of our times. An easy-to-use A-Z guide to a body of work that spans philosophy, sociology, politics, law and cultural theory, ...
Primary Education: The Key Concepts
1st Edition
By Denis Hayes
February 13, 2006
Presenting a balance of theoretical insight and practical advice, this text is a clear and accessible guide to the key issues relating to primary education. Alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced to ensure ease of use, entries include both curriculum specific terms, as well as...