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January 2009 Update
New Content
This huge update to Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection contains five new long-entry and in-depth titles and five new editions, over 3,650 updated entries (many online-only), over 5,470 brand new entries, and many new illustrations and photos. Our systematic and regular updating policy ensures current, trustworthy content from Oxford
The update includes the latest edition of the celebrated Oxford Guide to Literary Britain, hailed by The Times as ‘the finest reference book of its kind’. The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History is also included, provising readers with all the tools and advice they need to research into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins. A new addition to the Natural History subject area is The New Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies, the authoritative overview of anthropods, including hundreds of colour illustrations and photographs. UK education professionals will be delighted to see the inclusion of hte recently published Dictionary of Education, which comprehensively covers all sectors of UK education. The Oxford Companion to Global Change is also among the new titles added, and is a fully up-to-date reference work covering a wide range of pertinent issues surrounding both man-made and natural changes in the Earth's environment.
The new editions are:
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The New Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies, edited by Christopher O'Toole
Third revised edition
With around one million species, insects and their allies are by far the most successful, variable and bizarre group of living things to have evolved on our planet. Yet much of their biology continues to remain a mystery. In this definitive and beautifully written book, Christopher O'Toole has compiled an authoritative overview of all the world's terrestrial anthropods. Written by the world's leading experts in entomology, the accounts are accessible to both scientific and general readers. Taking each group in turn, from millipedes to mantids and from spiders to scorpions, this volume provides a summary of the current scientific understanding of this fascinating group of animals. Exceptionally illustrated with specially commissioned artwork illuminating the text, this work is the one-stop guide to the host of largely unseen ‘mini-beasts’ that share our world.
Christopher O'Toole is from the Hope Entomological Collections of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. As well as conducting entomological research he has collaborated in the making of many natural history films and books about insects, such as the BBC series Alien Empire
The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain and Ireland, edited by Daniel Hahn and Nicholas Robins
Third edition
2,000 entries
‘the finest reference book of its kind: a brilliand and meticulous interweaving of anecdote and quotation ... it provides the ideal way to plan any kind of literary pilgrimage in Britain and Ireland ... a book of quite extraordinary evocative power ... permanent magic’ Richard Holmes, The Times
First published in 1977, this classic reference work is a gazetteer of almost 2,000 places – villages, towns, cities, and landscapes – in Britain and Ireland detailing their connections with the lives of famous writers. It invites the reader to explore the places where their favourite writers – from Jane Austen to Philip Pullman – were born, lived, were educated, worked, and drew inspiration. The entries elegantly interweave information with anecdote and quotation, to build a vivid picture of the day-to-day lives of the writers. The Guide is the ideal resource and companion for any literary pilgrimage in Britain or Ireland, and for the armchair literary traveller.
New to this edition are special feature entries on writers particularly associated with places, including the Brontes, Walter Scott, and James Joyce, contributed by high-profile authors including Margaret Drabble and John Sutherland. The Guide also provides an index of author names, with mini biographies, enabling the reader to track down all the places associated with their favourite writers.
Daniel Hahn is a freelance editor, researchre, and writer. Since 1996 he has worked at Shakespeare's Globe, writing and editing books, and researching, scripting, and curating exhbitions. He is also Editorial Director of a forthcoming million-pound Department for Media, Culture, and Sport project, Icons of England.
Nicholas Robins is Head of Periodicals at Shakespeare's Globe, a role that includes editing Around the Globe, a membership magazine dedicated to all aspects of Shakespeare and the theatre of his time, and the Globe theatre programmes. He has written for the London Magazine and is a regular contributor to the TLS.
A Dictionary of Education, edited by Susan Wallace
First editon
1,250 entries
Education is of relevance to everyone but it involves a specialised vocabulary and terminology which may be opaque or unfamiliar to those new to the field. The new UK-focused Dictionary of Education provides clear and concise definitions for 1,250 terms, from A* to zero tolerance, that anyone studying education or working in the field is likely to encounter. Coverage includes all sectors of education: pre-school, primary, secondary, further and higher education, special needs, adult and continuing education, and work-based learning. It also includes major legislation, key figures and organisations, and national curriculum and assessment terminology.
The dictionary features entry-level weblinks, a timeline summary of landmark educational legislation since 1945 and a glossary of acronyms. In addition, there is a useful, fully cross-referenced section of comparative terms used in the US, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. This up-to-date and authoritative dictionary is essential for all students of education, teachers, and lecturers on
development programmes, and it is strongly recommended for governors, classroom assistants, and parents.
Susan Wallace is a Reader in Education at Nottingham Trent University. She is author of a number of books on further education, including Managing Behaviour in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2007), Teaching, Tutoring and Training in the Lifelong Learning Sector (2007), and Getting the Buggers Motivated in FE (2007).
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History, edited by David Hey
Second edition
Over 2,000 entries
‘substantial and invaluable’ TLS
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research, or the social history of the British Isles.
This fully revised and updated edition contains over 2,000 entries from adoption to World War records. There are recommended web links for many entries. This edition advises how to research your family tree using the internet and details the full range of online resources available. New articles for this edition are ‘A Guide for Beginners’, ‘Links between British and American Families’, ‘Black and Asian Family History’, and an extended feature on ‘Names’.
With handy research tips, a full background to the social history of communities and individuals, and a listing of all national and local record offices with their contact details, this is an essential reference work for anyone looking for guidance on the availability of records and advice on how to approach genealogical research, as well as a fascinating read for anyone interested in the past.
David Hey is Emeritus Professor of Local and Family History at the University of Sheffield. His many publications include The Oxford Guide to Family History (1993), Family Names and Family History (2000), How Our Ancestors Lived: A History of Life 100 Years Ago (2003), and Journeys in Family History: Exploring Your Past and Finding Your Ancestors (2004).
The Oxford Companion to Global Change, edited by David Cuff and Andrew Goudie
First edition
Over 200 entries
‘Clear, thorough, and meticulously researched. An invaluable resource for our changing world.’ Elizabeth Kolbert, author, Field Notes from a Catastrophe
The Oxford Companion to Global Change is an up-to-date, comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environmnet. The Companion brings together current knowledge about the relations between technological, social, demographic, economic, and political factors as well as biological, chemical, and physical systems. It is an essential reference work for students, teachers, researchers, and other professionals seeking to understand any aspect of global change.
Andrew Goudie is Master, St Cross College, University of Oxford; David Cuff is Professor of Geography, Temple University (Emeritus).
NEW EDITIONS
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, edited by John Simpson and Jennifer Speake
Over 1,100 entries
‘brilliantly arranged ... I recommend it withough hesitation to all students of the English language and lovers of literature, as well as to pedants, crossword fanatics and those who like to prove people wrong in argument’ Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph
This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough – and fascinating – history for every entry.
Jennifer Speake is a freelance writer. She is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases (1997) and of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms (1999).
A Dictionary of Zoology, By Michael Allaby
Over 5,250 entries
‘a fine compendium of unquestionable use ... Make sure you have an Allaby handy’ Nature
This best-selling dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date of its kind, containing over 5.250 entries on all aspects of zoology. Complemented with numerous illustrations, it includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology and it provides full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
The third edition has been fully revised and updated and includes many new entries, for example, alarm pheromone, Fick's laws, manometer, and synanthrope. It also features new material on behavioural ecology and conservation biology, and expanded coverage of cytology and taxonomy. New to this edition are recommended web links for many entries.
Wide-ranging, authoritative, and with jargon-free definitions, this dictionary is an indispensable reference tool for students and teachers of zoology, biological sciences and biomedical sciences, and a valuable resource for naturalists and anyone with an interest in animals.
Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. He is the general editor of the Oxford dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Sciences, and author of A Dictionary of Earth Sciences.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition, by David A. Bender
Over 6,000 entries
‘If you eat, then you should enjoy reading Benders' new dictionary ... Enjoy!’ Lipid Technology
This leading dictionary contains over 6,000 entries covering all aspects of food and nutrition, diet and health. Jargon-free definitions make this a valuable dictionary that clearly explains even the most technical of nutritional terms. From absinthe to zymogens, it covers types of food (including everyday foods and little-known foods, e.g. payusnaya), nutritional information, vitamins, minerals, and key scientific areas including metabolism and genomics. This new and fully revised edition features many entry-level web links, providing relevant extra information.
An essential A-Z for nutritionists, food manufacturers, caterers, health-care students, food science/technology students, and anyone who has an interest in, or enjoys, food and wants to find out more about what they eat.
David A. Bender teaches nutrition and biochemistry to students of medicine as well as of biochemistry, health sciences, human sciences, and nursing.
A Dictionary of Economics, by John Black, Nigar Hashimzade, and Gareth Myles
2,500 entries
‘strongly recommended as a handy work of reference ... this book deserves to sell well to a wide audience’ Times Higher Educational Supplement
An authoritative and comprehensive dictionary containing 2,500 key economic terms with clear, concise definitions. It covers all aspects of economics including economic theory, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, environmental economics, and many others. There is strong coverage of international trade and many entries on economic organizations and institutions from around the world. This edition contains expanded coverage of common econometric concepts and highlights major theoretical concepts including agency, competition, equilibrium.
Fully revised and updated, this edition now features recommended web links at entry level. This book is as ideal for browsing as it is useful for quick reference, and it remains an essential guide for students and teachers of economics, business, and finance, as well as professional economists and anyone who has to deal with economic data.
John Black is Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter. His many publications include The Economics of Modern Britain, Essential Mathematics for Economics (with J. F. Bradley), and Housing Policy and Finance (with D.C. Stafford). Nigar Hashimzade is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter. She undertakes research in economics and econometrics. Gareth Myles is Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter and Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. His main research areas are public economics, labour economics, and microeconomics.
A Dictionary of Sociology, by Gordon Marshall and John Scott
Over 2,500 entries
Wide-ranging and authoritative, this bestselling sociology dictionary is the most informative of its kind. Compiled by a team of sociological experts, under the editorship of Gordon Marshall and John Scott, it is packed with over 2,500 entries. With terms taken from sociology and the related fields of psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and political science, it provides widespread coverage of all aspects of sociology, from adaptation to zero tolerance. It also contains biographies covering key figures, such as Gilles Deleuze and Erich Fromm. Jargon-free entries are elaborated with clear descriptions and in-depth analysis, many using real-life examples, making even the most complicated subjects easy to understand.
This new edition has been revised to bring the dictionary completely up-to-date, while retaining the concise, clear quality of previous editions. Now boasting many entry-level web links, this dictionary offers more relevant and useful information than ever before.
An invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners, and a key reference work for more advanced students, teachers, and professionals working with sociology and related fields.
John Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. His books include Corporations, Classes, and Capitalism (1975), Who Rules Britain? (1991), Sociological Theory (1995), Power (2001), and Social Theory: Central Issues in Sociology (2005). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, an Academician of the Academy of the Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Gordon Marshall is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). He has held a British Academy Senior Research Fellowship and has also been a visiting Professor at several European universities. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2000 and awarded a CBE in 2003 for his services to economics and social science.
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