Encyclopedia
Our acclaimed Encyclopedia provide balanced and comprehensive coverage of a major branch within a discipline. Each theme or volume is overseen by a leading scholar with entries prepared by an expert in the field, providing an in-depth and authoritative overview of the individual topic, combined with an exhaustive bibliography.
Online editions are enhanced with Elgaronline’s powerful search tools, facilitating the search for key terms across the entire Encyclopedia, whilst the browse function allows users to move seamlessly between the volumes. These elements combine to create a powerful research tool for any researcher or scholar.
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Encyclopedia of Islamic Insurance, Takaful and Retakaful
A thorough reference on Islamic insurance policy and the ways in which this can be modelled to cohere with Shari’ah law.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Second Edition
the most authoritative reference work in the field, available as nine print volumes or as a state-of-the-art online resource.
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
Over 250 entries by leading scholars and practitioners explain the key concepts in clear, understandable language.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
We are delighted to announce that the much-anticipated Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights is now available on Elgaronline. Launching with 70 entries, content will be added regularly over the next few months and entries will be fully cross-linked once the Encyclopedia is complete in 2022.
Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, the Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world.
We've opened seven entries so you can discover more about this indispensable resource. Visit Elgaronline and recommend the electronic version of the Encyclopedia to your library.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice
Now available on Elgaronline, the Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice will feature the work of over 200 scholars and practitioners from around the world when complete. This comprehensive reference title presents an accessible and uniquely far-reaching set of entries on topics associated with crime and criminal justice. Within this flagship work, the incredible breadth and depth of the field is captured by a diverse and international range of contributors.
The Encyclopedia is curated by a team of globally renowned scholars and is ambitious in its scope – comprising thematic, regional and comparative coverage with an emphasis on international and European criminal law. Entries give a concise summary of the accumulated knowledge on their topic, followed by a list of references to facilitate further study.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Law and Data Science
This comprehensive mapping of the field contains over 60 entries by jurists, computer scientists and data analysts.
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Encyclopedia of Law and Development
An indispensable resource in the area of law and development, bringing together more than 80 entries from both eminent scholars and up-and-coming voices.
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Encyclopedia of Tourism
Management and Marketing
Edited by Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University Business School, UK
The Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing is, quite simply, the definitive reference work in the field.
This is the largest tourism management and marketing ontology that has ever been put together and offers a holistic examination of this interdisciplinary field. Bringing together a wealth of expertise, a team of international authors from all parts of the world shed light on the current state of tourism research and practice around the globe and provide unique insights into the field.
Carefully curated by leading tourism scholar Dimitrios Buhalis, the Encyclopedia is an invaluable resource for academics, students and practitioners and provides the ideal starting point for any research journey. The concise entries present an accessible and condensed overview of each topic and the selected references that follow each entry suggest directions for further detailed exploration.
About the editors
Luke Adams
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Francine O'Sullivan
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Matt Pitman
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Alex Pettifer
[email protected]Politics & Public Policy, Environment, Transport, Asian Studies
Alan Sturmer
[email protected]Economics, Business & Management, Innovation, Geography, Urban & Regional Studies, Transport
Stephen Gutierrez
[email protected]Law (Academic)
Katy Crossan
[email protected]Geography, Planning, Tourism, Urban & Regional Studies, Heritage Studies
Ben Booth
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Catherine Elgar
[email protected]International Development, Social Policy, sociology
Harry Fabian
[email protected]Political Science
On Creativity and Creativities
Chris Bilton, Stephen Cummings and dt ogilvie explore the complex concept of creativity.
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Compiling the Handbook of Alternative Theories of Political Economy
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Dementia and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Robert J. Brent, Professor of Economics. Fordham University, New York, USA
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