Taylor & Francis

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The Greeks invented them. All manner of people in the European Middle Ages used them, often with creative and brilliant effect. Victorian schoolmasters in England almost buried them and the pupils who had to cram facts parrot-fashion. Originally published in 1972, this title brought mnemonics back i..

Clear and straightforward definitions of the theories, dogmas and phraseologies which pervade the world of politics...

Written for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and speech therapy, this dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. It is an informative and easy-to-use reference tool, covering a wide variety of topics...

This well-known, authoritative dictionary is wittily illustrated and provides a dependable guide to a fascinating subject...

Presents a selection of scientific quotations that include graffiti, lines of song, proverbs, and poetry...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

An extensively illustrated dictionary of terms, people, events, and dates spanning the entire history of medicine, this is a major resource of hard-to-find information about notable medical figures, instruments, conditions, procedures, and dates. In this single volume readers can easily find detaile..

G. A. Gaskell’s Dictionary of the Sacred Language of All Scriptures and Myths, first published in 1923, examines several different aspects of religion, including examples from Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology to modern-day Christianity, providing explanations of gods, events, and symbols in a..

First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and near-criminal worlds. The book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American to the lat..