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31. Art History: The Key Concepts

    By Jonathan Harris

    Series: Routledge Key Guides

    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...

    Published September 28th 2006 by Routledge
32. Sociology: The Key Concepts

    Edited by John Scott

    Series: Routledge Key Guides

    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...

    Published July 5th 2006 by Routledge
33. Fifty Key Literary Theorists

    By Richard J. Lane

    Series: Routledge Key Guides

    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...

    Published June 27th 2006 by Routledge
34. The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms

    3rd Edition

    Edited by Peter Childs, Roger Fowler

    Series: Routledge Dictionaries

    A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler’s 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is the most up-to-date guide to critical and theoretical concepts available to students of literature at all levels. With over forty newly...

    Published September 28th 2005 by Routledge
35. Anthropology: The Basics

    By Peter Metcalf

    Series: The Basics

    The ultimate guide for the student encountering anthropology for the first time, Anthropology: The Basics explains and explores key anthropological concepts including: what is anthropology? how can we distinguish cultural differences from physical ones? what is culture, anyway? how do...

    Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge
36. The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

    8th Edition

    By Martin Gilbert

    Series: Routledge Historical Atlases

    Brought right up to date with the latest momentous events, this extremely timely new edition of a best-seller, from arguably the most high profile historian writing today, traces the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present day. Through...

    Published July 27th 2005 by Routledge
37. Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports

    Edited by Tony Collins, John Martin, Wray Vamplew

    Series: Routledge Sports Reference Series

    Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland.This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with...

    Published June 22nd 2005 by Routledge
38. The Bible in Western Culture

    The Student's Guide

    By Dee Dyas, Esther Hughes

    The influence of the Bible in Western culture is immeasurable, but these days few of us know much about it. Presenting concise and accessible introductions to the Bible's most important characters, stories and themes, this text encourages better understanding, study and analysis of the Christian...

    Published June 13th 2005 by Routledge
39. Musicology: The Key Concepts

    By David Beard, Kenneth Gloag

    Series: Routledge Key Guides

    Musicology: the Key Concepts provides a vital reference guide for students of contemporary musicology. Its clear and accessible entries cover a comprehensive range of terms including:- aesthetics- canon- culture- deconstruction- ethnicity- identity- subjectivity- value- workFully cross-referenced...

    Published May 25th 2005 by Routledge
40. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

    2nd Edition

    By George Hart

    Series: Routledge Dictionaries

    The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. Now in its second edition, it provides: a new introduction updated entries and four new entries on deities names of the deities as Hieroglyphs a survey of...

    Published March 14th 2005 by Routledge