Routledge International Handbooks
Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality
1st Edition
Edited
By Jennifer Hargreaves, Eric Anderson
May 02, 2016
The Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality brings together important new work from 68 leading international scholars that, collectively, demonstrates the intrinsic interconnectedness of sport, gender and sexuality. It introduces what is, in essence, a sophisticated sub-area of sport ...
Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise
1st Edition
Edited
By Youlian Hong
December 22, 2015
Ergonomics is concerned with the ‘fit’ between people and their work. With an increasing number of people becoming conscious about their health and participating in sport or physical activity, ergonomics has become an increasingly prominent concern within the sport and exercise sciences. From the ...
Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
1st Edition
Edited
By Franz Fuss, Aleksandar Subic, Martin Strangwood, Rabindra Mehta
December 21, 2015
From carbon fibre racing bikes to ‘sharkskin’ swimsuits, the application of cutting-edge design, technology and engineering has proved to be a vital ingredient in enhanced sports performance. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of contemporary sports technology and engineering, ...
Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change
1st Edition
Edited
By Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher
December 18, 2015
Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity’s dependence on favourable environmental conditions. Our relationships with the landscapes and ecologies that we are a part of, the plants and animals that we...
The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Bruce Arrigo, Heather Bersot
December 07, 2015
The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice Studies presents the enduring debates and emerging challenges in crime and justice studies from an international and multi-disciplinary perspective. Guided by the pivotal, although vastly under-examined, role that consumerism, politics, ...
Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Ian Henry, Ling-Mei Ko
October 06, 2015
It is difficult to fully understand the role that sport plays in contemporary global society without understanding how and why governments, NGOs and other organizations formulate and implement policy relating to sport. The Routledge Handbook of Sport Policy is the only book to offer a comprehensive...
East and South-East Asia: International Relations and Security Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew T. H. Tan
September 29, 2015
The economic growth of East and South-East Asia in the context of the global financial crisis has strengthened the view that this region is emerging in the 21st century as the most economically vibrant region in the world. With some of the largest economies, and generally high economic growth rates...
Handbook of Africa's International Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Tim Murithi
September 29, 2015
Africa’s international relations have often been defined and oriented by the dominant international and geopolitical agendas of the day. In the aftermath of colonialism the Cold War became a dominant paradigm that defined the nature of the continent’s relationship with the rest of the world. The ...
The European Union and Global Governance: A Handbook
1st Edition
Edited
By Dr Jens-Uwe Wunderlich, David J Bailey
September 29, 2015
The role of the European Union in global politics has been of growing interest over the past decade. The EU is a key player in global institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and NATO. It continues to construct an emerging identity and project its values and interests throughout ...
Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War: Just War Theory in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Fritz Allhoff, Nicholas G. Evans, Adam Henschke
July 22, 2015
This new Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary extensions and alternatives to the just war tradition in the field of the ethics of war. The modern history of just war has typically assumed the primacy of four particular elements: jus ad bellum, jus in bello, the state actor, and...
Handbook of Oil Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert Looney
July 16, 2015
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 ...
Handbook of Defence Politics: International and Comparative Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III, James Forest
June 29, 2015
Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. With a focus on examining the fundamental sources of – and defence policy responses to – the new ‘post-9/11’ security environment, this volume offers an up-to-date, ...