Routledge are delighted to announce the launch of their World Reference series. This will make available in paperback the best-selling Routledge reference works, which are currently available only in hardback.

Award-winning titles and series such as the Encyclopedias of Contemporary Cultures and the critically acclaimed World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre are now available to buy at attractive prices for the individual purchaser or library with a smaller budget.

Routledge World Reference titles will all have the same characteristics as Routledge reference works, which have come to be trusted by the academic community: scholarly rigour in terms of content, user-friendly features such as extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and clear text design.