This book is a compelling collection of essays on the intersection of race, gender and class in education written by leading black and postcolonial feminists of colour from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean living in Britain, America, Canada, and Australia. It addresses controversial issues such as rac[...]

Umrao Jan is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in South Asian literature. Written more than 100 years ago, the novel recreates the ambience of old Lucknow.[...]

'This book is a great genealogy of black women's unrecognised contributions within both education and the wide social context. I think it constitutes an important piece of work that is totally missing from the existing literature' - Diane Reay, Professor of Education, Cambridge University Race, Gend[...]

The large-scale, global adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has created an urgent need for a one-step resource with lucid explanations and comprehensive guidance of these complex standards. This reference guide includes easy-to-understand explanations of IFRS/IAS stand[...]

This book is a welcome addition to an all too scant literature on the Ismaili communities of Syria. In addition to a wide reading of Arabic sources and a deep familiarity with the existing scholarly literature, Professor Mirza also brings to light new manuscripts illuminating this history. Syrian Is[...]

This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level. It is designed to teach major communicative skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Moreover, the text strives to impart fundamental knowledge about East Africa[...]

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The comprehensive, specialised books in this series offer advice and instruction towards achieving successful colour mixing in different mediums, perfecting a variety of techniques, and developing a range of different artistry skills.[...]

This book presents Rumi s startling conviction that Love is the strongest unifying force in the Universe. Rumi said that all things in the universe are in orbit. The atoms, molecules, galaxies, and universes are all turning, around a center, and the center is Love. For Rumi, peace is the natural que[...]

Tavkirarlilarin tarih ve kültürünü sunan bu inceleme, kökenini arayip bulmanin disinda sosyo-kültürel bir arastirma olarak kendi alaninda bu güne kadar yapilmis çalismalar arasinda önemli bir yer tutacak niteliktedir. Insan ve yer isimleri, tarim ve hayvancilik alaninda kullanilan söz, ka[...]