Handbooks Books

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11. Handbook of Nuclear Proliferation

    Edited by Harsh V Pant

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    There was an expectation that the end of the Cold War would herald a new era of peace and stability in which the importance of nuclear weapons was marginalized. Instead, we have been left with a fractious, inter-dependent international community rife with ethnic and religious tension and unbound by...

    Published December 5th 2011 by Routledge
12. Handbook of India's International Relations

    Edited by David Scott

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    This International Handbook gives an overview of India’s international relations, given the development of India as a major economic power in the world, and the growing interest in the impact of Asia on the international system in the future. Edited by David Scott of Brunel University, and with...

    Published May 16th 2011 by Routledge
13. Economics: The Basics

    2nd Edition

    By Tony Cleaver

    Series: The Basics

    Now in its second edition, Economics: The Basics provides an engaging and topical introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. Fully updated to take into account the economic recession, changing patterns in world trade, housing and currency markets, this book covers fundamental issues,...

    Published November 8th 2010 by Routledge
14. The Routledge Encyclopaedia of UK Education, Training and Employment

    From the earliest statutes to the present day

    By John P. Wilson

    A comprehensive guide to all the main labour market initiatives and agencies combining education and employment in the UK, this encyclopaedia presents an historical progression from the Guilds and Statute of Artifices in 1563 through to present day initiatives and changes. Fully cross-referenced...

    Published September 1st 2010 by Routledge
15. Handbook of China's International Relations

    Edited by Shaun Breslin

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    In a relatively short period of time, the study of China’s international relations has gone from being a topic that interested a fairly small group of scholars and analysts to one that is close to – if not actually at – the centre of academic and policy agendas. Moreover, it is not just the...

    Published July 11th 2010 by Routledge
16. The Global Arms Trade

    A Handbook

    Edited by Andrew T. H. Tan

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    The Global Arms Trade is a timely, comprehensive and in-depth study of this topic, a phenomenon which has continued to flourish despite the end of the Cold War and the preoccupation with global terrorism after 11 September 2001. It provides a clear description and analysis of the demand for, and...

    Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
17. Fiscal Policy Making in the European Union

    An Assessment of Current Practice and Challenges

    Edited by Martin Larch, João Nogueira Martins

    Series: European Union Information Series

    This book examines key aspects of the measurement of fiscal policy making in the EU fiscal surveillance framework, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of current assessment practice. Based on the proceedings of a workshop organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General Economic and...

    Published November 15th 2009 by Routledge
18. The Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy

    4th Edition

    By Michael Proudfoot, A.R. Lacey

    First published in 1976, the Dictionary of Philosophy has established itself as the best available text of its kind, explaining often unfamiliar, complicated and diverse terminology. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this fourth edition provides authoritative and rigorous definitions of a broad...

    Published November 1st 2009 by Routledge
19. Handbook of US-Middle East Relations

    Formative Factors and Regional Perspectives

    Edited by Robert Looney

    Series: Routledge International Handbooks

    One of the main tasks facing the Barack Obama Administration in the USA is that of improving the image of the country in the Middle East region. During the George W. Bush Administration, US relations with most countries in the region declined to an all-time low. There is, among the general publics...

    Published September 3rd 2009 by Routledge
20. Handbook of Metacognition in Education

    Edited by Douglas J. Hacker, John Dunlosky, Arthur C. Graesser

    Providing comprehensive coverage of the theoretical bases of metacognition and its applications to educational practice, this compendium of focused and in-depth discussions from leading scholars in the field: represents an intersection of education, cognitive science, and technology; serves as...

    Published June 22nd 2009 by Routledge