About Ashgate Reference

The Ashgate Reference programme publishes over 60 titles a year across the Social Sciences and Humanities, and comprises a range of different types of product:

 

Themed multi-volume collections are published in areas such as Law, Politics, Sociology, Economics, History, Literary Studies and Music Studies. Series are edited by a renowned expert in the field who brings together the most significant published journal essays in the subject, and contributes an introduction which presents an overview of the most important issues. The essays are reproduced in full with the original pagination for ease of reference. These series constitute a major resource for libraries, students and scholars.

New series for 2013 include:

 

Ashgate Companions offer a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in a particular area. The Companion's editor brings together a team of respected and experienced experts to write new chapters on the key issues in their speciality.

New titles for 2013 include:

 

Handbooks, Encyclopedias and Sourcebooks offer essential reference material across the spectrum of Social Sciences and Humanities, from Aviation to Visual Studies.

New titles for 2013 include: