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Serves as a guide to the richness and variety of the English language for both students and the general reader.

The unvarying essential meanings of around 1,000 symbols and symbolic themes commonly found in the art, literature and thought of all cultures through the ages are clarified.

A reference book for students and professionals in such diverse disciplines as geography, earth sciences, biology, engineering and law. It defines the scientific and the technical terminology that surrounds this high profile topic.

Contains comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian deities. This title provides: an introduction; various entries on deities; names of the deities as Hieroglyphs; a survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical literature; a chronology and bibliography; and, a map of ancient Egypt and a time chart.

With over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary serves as a reference aid to all areas of the religion. Topics covered include: the religion's forms and history; its institutions, religious practices and life cycle rites; key texts and people, symbols and holy days; and theological terms, doctrine and philosophy.

This dictionary covers over 1800 of the most important deities and demons from around the world. From classical Greek and Roman mythology to the gods of Eastern Europe and Mesopotamia, it is packed with descriptions of the figures most worshipped and feared around the world and across time.

This dictionary is a useful guide to politics, its terminologies, ideologies and institutions. It provides: up-to-date information for both students and general readers; over 500 extensive definitions; an understanding of the basics of political thought and theory; coverage of complex ideologies and dogmas; and more.

Covering the Romantic age to the twenty-first century, this color text is meant for A-level students and first year undergraduates, as well as those interested in the history of the United Kingdom. It includes: Prime Ministers; protest movements; 'the Troubles' and the journey towards a fragile peace in Northern Ireland; and military conflicts.

Covering both established terminology as well as the specialist vocabulary of modern theoretical schools, this is a guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debates over literary studies in the twenty-first century. It includes a range of entries, covering topics such as genre, form, cultural theory and literary technique.

Covering both established terminology as well as the specialist vocabulary of modern theoretical schools, this is an indispensable guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debates over literary studies in the twenty-first century.

The Routledge Dictionary of Business Management provides clear and succinct definitions of the various terms and new buzzwords most frequently encountered in this rapidly developing field.

A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature, customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely.