Books in the Routledge Key Guides series

Covers the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most important thinkers in this discipline. This work is useful for students of sociology, cultural studies and general studies, as well as other readers interested in this field.

Whether creating Broadway musicals, experimental dramas, or outrageous comedies, the performers, directors, playwrights, designers, and producers profiled in this collection have contributed to the representation of LGBTQ lives and culture in a variety of theatrical venues, both within the queer community and across the US theatrical landscape.Moving from the era of the Stonewall Riots to today, notable scholars in the field bring a wide variety of queer theatre artists into conversation with each other, exploring connections and differences in race, gender, physical ability, national origin, class, generation, aesthetic modes, and political goals, creating a diverse and inclusive study of 50 years of queer theatre.For readers seeking an introduction to or a deeper understanding of LGBTQ theatre, this volume offers thought-provoking analyses of theatre-makers both celebrated and lesser-known, mainstream and subversive, canonical and new.

Offers an overview of 200 concepts central to an understanding of Psychology and includes recommendations from the British Psychology Society (BPS). This book focuses on uses of Psychology in settings such as nursing, education and human resources, with topics ranging from Gender to Psychometrics and Perception.

Covering the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most significant thinkers in sociology, this book concentrates on figures in the field writing principally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Business: The Key Concepts provides everything you need to know about concepts and terms. It combines detail and accessibility and explores new developments in business.

Bringing together an international range of highly regarded contributors, this is an A-Z reference guide to a range of sociological thought. It includes: alphabetical listings of key concepts; suggestions for further reading to enhance understanding of areas covered; and entries on 'traditionalism' 'race and racialization' and 'modernity'.

Suitable for those interested in quality, cult film, this work looks at Britain's best known films such as "Clockwork Orange", "The Full Monty" and "Goldfinger" that are scrutinised for their ability to articulate the issues of the time.

A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers topics such as: assessment; citizenship curriculum; e-learning; exclusion theories of learning; and work experience.

Fifty Contemporary and Modern Dramatists presents 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 and literature.

Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies.

A guide to Nietzsche, one of the influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. This book explores such ideas as decadence epistemology, modernity nihilism, and will to power. It is suitable for students in the fields of philosophy, literature, and religion and cultural theory.

Suitable for students, lecturers and economists at various level, this book explores topics such as competition and monopoly, development economics, game theory, property rights, taxation, and others. It is fully cross-referenced with extensive guides to further reading.

A team of over twenty expert contributors summarise and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day.

This accessible guidebook provides a complete overview of the lives and influence of fifty major figures in modern British political history.

Originally published: London; New York: Routledge, 2006, under title E-learning / by Robin Mason and Frank Rennie.

Intended for those wishing to learn about the Muslim culture, its people and its teachings, this work explores the lives and thoughts of fifty influential individuals in Islam and surveys a heritage that spans 1500 years. It covers key figures such as Prophet Muhammad, Suleiman 'the Magnificent', and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X).

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.

An invaluable resource, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the key terms used in this discipline today.

Summarizes the key terms, ideas and issues central to the study of educational theory. This book is cross-referenced and contains pointers to further reading, as well as entries on such topics as: Citizenship and Civic Education; Liberalism; Capability; Well-being; Patriotism; Globalisation; Open-mindedness; Creationism; and, Intelligent Design.

Provides an introduction to the lives and ideas of some of the influential figures in Western political thought. This book contains entries which provide an introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped politics, including: Aristotle, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, Mohandas Gandhi, Jurgen Habermas, and others.