Böcker i Routledge Companions-serien

Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this engaging and practical text covers every issue of major concern in the field.

Explores the world of Gothic in its myriad forms throughout the mid-eighteenth Century to the internet age. This title includes discussion on: the history of Gothic gothic throughout the English-speaking world; key themes and concepts ranging from hauntings and the uncanny; and, Gothic femininities and queer gothic in the modern world.

Explores the world of Gothic in its myriad forms throughout the mid-eighteenth Century to the internet age. This title includes discussion on: the history of Gothic gothic throughout the English-speaking world; key themes and concepts ranging from hauntings and the uncanny; and, Gothic femininities and queer gothic in the modern world.

Introducing students to the history of the great European empires and the cultural legacies created in their wake, this book covers topics such as: the colonial histories of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal; and the diverse postcolonial and diasporic cultural endeavours from Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Europe, and South and East Asia.

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? With an A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and cross-referencing with links to the glossary, this companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.

The only reference work to cover the latest theories in the vital field of global economics, it explores new economic thought from A-Z, and offers full-length survey discussions by the most respected experts in the field.

What is Einstein's theory of relativity? The big bang theory? This authoritative guide to the cosmos offers answers to these and other questions, it features cross-referenced background chapters which provide readers with an introduction to the state of cosmological knowledge.

The dictionary entries cover the major individuals and issues essential to an understanding both of feminism's roots and of the trends that are shaping its future.

An engaging and accessible guide to Russian writing of the past thousand years covering the entire span of Russian literature, from the Middle Ages to the post-Soviet period, and exploring all the forms that have made it so famous.