Books in the Routledge Key Guides series

A collection of biographies of fifty people who have helped make management what it is today.

From the ruins of the ancient seaside city of Acco, to the small but archaeologically important town of Yokneam, this work provides readers with a guide to the ancient cities that played a vital role in the world from which the Bible originated. It also provides a reference map to the major archaeological sites in Israel, and chronological tables.

This book offers a biographical guide to the modern literary scene. It is fully cross-referenced and containing guides to further reading.

Includes entries on some of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first century: Zizek, Bergson, Hussen, Heidegger, Butler, and Haraway. This book also includes sections on phenomenology and the post-human, cross-referencing and guides to major primary and secondary texts.

Focusing on individuals whose ideas shaped intellectual life between 400 and 1500, Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers is an accessible guide to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview.

Presenting a balance of theoretical insight and practical advice, this guide to issues relating to primary education is alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced to ensure ease of use. It has entries that include curriculum specific terms and those that are more generic, such as assessment. It is useful for the primary practitioner.

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 Key Christian Thinkers' provides information and debate on the lives and work of 50 significant Christian theologians. It offers an overview of Christian theology from the emergence of the faith 2000 years ago to the present.

This work introduces the life, thought, work and impact of fifty of the most influential figures who have shaped and developed modern psychology, including: Sigmund Freud, Noam Chomsky, William James, Carl Jung, Ivan Pavlov, Jean Piaget, Anne Anastasi, Abraham Maslow, Konrad Lorenz, and Hans Eysenck.

Covering over a century's worth of debate, thinking and writing about literature, this book presents the lives and works of fifty theorists who have left an indelible mark on the way we all experience literary works. It includes a glossary of terms, full cross-referencing for maximum ease of use, and authoritative guides to further reading.

Ancient History is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas, theories and controversies, and a thought-provoking survey of the range of views and approaches.

A brief and approachable introduction to this sociological issue. Without assuming any scientific background, Bucchi provides clear summaries of all the major theoretical positions within the sociology of science, using many fascinating examples to illustrate them.

A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world.

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

This volume aims to provides a comprehensive survey of all the major themes encountered in the religious and philosophical traditions of Asia and the Islamic world, from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism.

This A-Z guide on the world of cyberculture covers aspects ranging from the technical to the theoretical, and from movies to the everyday, including: artificial intelligence; cyberfeminism; cyberpunk; eclectronic government; games; HTML; Java; "The Matrix"; netiquette; piracy and more.

This unique book offers clear definitions of Gurdjieff's teaching terms, placing him within the political, geographical and cultural context of his time.

Through key readings from primary and secondary sources, this book guides the reader through the principle features of the remarkable range of eastern thought - including Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, Islamic, Shinto and Zoroastrian.

An easy-to-use A-Z guide to a body of work that spans philosophy, sociology, politics, law and cultural theory. It explores Habermas' writings on: capitalism; genetics; law; neo-conservatism; and universal pragmatics.

This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for all students of English language, linguistics and psychology.

In this unique work some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past.

Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. It contains essays relating to the lives and impact of around 70 key figures whose contributions to environmental thought and practice are undoubtedly great. A team of expert contributors summarize and analyse the thinking of seventy diverse and stimulating figures ¿ among those included are philosophers, activists, literary figures and major religious and spiritual figures.

This unique volume introduces readers to the most important and influential feminist thinkers from both historical and contemporary periods.

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.

Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights.

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.

This unique volume introduces readers to the most important and influential feminist thinkers from both historical and contemporary periods.

Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights.

Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies - among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing films of all time - which have drawn inspiration, either directly or indirectly, from the Bible.

Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies - among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing films of all time - which have drawn inspiration, either directly or indirectly, from the Bible.