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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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Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law which is now available on Elgaronline. Bringing together over 300 authors from across the world, the Encyclopedia covers the length and breadth of the discipline and is quite simply the definitive reference work in the field.
To celebrate the launch of this indispensable resource, 6 entries are free to access. New content is being added every month and the entries will be fully cross-linked once the Encyclopedia is complete. Visit Elgaronline to find out more and recommend the digital edition of this Encyclopedia for your library today.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
The vastly expanded edition of the Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law is now available on Elgaronline. At more than three times the size of the original edition, this Encyclopedia continues to represent the definitive work in the field, but now with significantly increased scope and breadth.
10 entries are free to access to help you discover more about this Encyclopedia. New content is being added every month and the entries will be fully cross-linked once the Encyclopedia is complete. Visit Elgaronline to find out more and recommend the digital edition of this Encyclopedia for your library today.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
Bringing together over 260 authors from 50 countries, the Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law is the most comprehensive reference work in the field of comparative law.
Authored by authorities in their field, this Encyclopedia provides unique insights into not only classical themes, but also expands on the comparative method to many new topics – showing the way ahead for future scholarship. We have opened 7 entries so you can find out more about this indispensable source of information for anyone dealing with comparative and international aspects of the law. Go to Elgaronline for more information and recommend the Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law to your library.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice features the work of over 200 scholars and practitioners from around the world.
Curated by a team of globally renowned scholars, the diverse and international range of contributors capture the incredible breadth and depth of the field in accessible and uniquely far-reaching entries on topics associated with crime and criminal justice.
7 entries are free to access, go to Elgaronline to find out more and recommend this flagship work to your library.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
Available in print as a 4 volume set, as well as the digital edition, available exclusively on Elgaronline.
Comprising over 340 entries, presented alphabetically, and available online and in print, the Encyclopedia addresses the full range of themes associated with the study and practice of human rights in the modern world. Topics range from substantive human rights to the relevant institutions, legal documents, conceptual and procedural issues of international law and a wide variety of thematic entries. The Encyclopedia has a distinct focus on international human rights law but at the same time is enriched by approaches from the broader social sciences, making it a truly unique and multi-disciplinary resource.
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Encyclopedia of Private International Law
Bringing together 195 authors from 57 countries, this award-winning Encyclopedia represents the definitive reference work in the field.
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law
This landmark reference work is available as 12 printed volumes or on Elgaronline as an integrated online resource.
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Chris Berry
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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.
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