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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.

Presents a survey of over 2,000 years of Jewish thought, religious and secular, ancient and modern. This book contains introductions to the lives and works of such thinkers as: Hannah Arendt, Immanuel Levinas, Sigmund Freud, and Walter Benjamin. It includes guides to further reading on figures from the middle ages through to the 21st century.

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

A comprehensive A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, and definitions. It features: terms used in grammatical analysis; branches of linguistics; approaches used in studying language; linguistic phenomena; and, language varieties from pidgin to standard language.

Viewed as a destructive force or a inevitability of modern society, Globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. This book offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as: homogenization; neo-liberalism; risk; knowledge; society; time-space compression; and, reflexivity.

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

Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education.

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.

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 book offers a comprehensive collection of the most frequently used and studied concepts in the subject of tourism.

Features sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School. This work is suitable for students of politics and international relations and also for those who want to gain an understanding of how nations can work together successfully.

Explores and contextualises some of the most important films ever made in the United States. This volume includes coverage of: "Citizen Kane"; "Casablanca"; "Psycho"; "Taxi Driver"; "Blade Runner"; and, "Pulp Fiction".

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 invaluable volume provides an overview of over 40 terms, theories and concepts frequently used in gender studies which those studying the subject can find difficult to grasp.

Surveys the life and work of some of the most influential figures in anthropology. This book represents the diversity of thought within the subject. It contains cross-referencing, a timeline of key dates and schools of thought, and suggestions for further reading. It is of interest to students of anthropology and related subjects.

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.