Handbooks Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts

   Edited by Michael Biggs, Henrik Karlsson

   The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts is a major collection of new writings on research in the creative and performing arts by leading authorities from around the world. It provides theoretical and practical approaches to identifying, structuring and resolving some of the key issues in...

   Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. Handbook of Oil Politics

   Edited by Robert Looney

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   These days, one would have a difficult time picking up a newspaper, or watching a newscast that did not have a lead story dealing with some aspect of oil. From instability in the Middle East, to stock market crashes and concerns over the health of the world economy, to wars that seem to break out...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
3. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

   Edited by Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman

   The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual,...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. 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
5. 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
6. The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

   Edited by Alex Schmid

   This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies. The content of the Handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the...

   Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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