Oxford Companions
Oxford Companions is a book series published by Oxford University Press, providing general knowledge within a specific area.[1] The first book published in the series was The Oxford Companion to English Literature (1932), compiled by the retired diplomat Sir Paul Harvey.
The series has included (in alphabetical order):
| Title | Subject | 
|---|---|
| The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture | Aboriginal art and culture | 
| The Oxford Companion to African American Literature | African American literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink | American food and drink | 
| The Oxford Companion to American History | American history | 
| The Oxford Companion to American Law | American law | 
| The Oxford Companion to American Literature | American literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to American Military History | American military history | 
| The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television | American musicals | 
| The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | American theatre | 
| The Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour | Animal behaviour | 
| The Oxford Companion to Archaeology | Archaeology | 
| The Oxford Companion to Art | Art | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature | Australian children's literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore | Australian folklore | 
| Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens | Australian gardens | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian History | Australian history | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Jazz | Australian jazz | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature | Australian literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History | Australian military history | 
| Oxford Companion to Australian Politics | Australian politics | 
| The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport | Australian sport | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Book | Books | 
| The Oxford Companion to Beer | Beer | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Bible | The Bible | 
| The Oxford Companion to Black British History | Black British history | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Body | The human body | 
| The Oxford Companion to British History | British history | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Brontës | The Brontës | 
| The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature | Canadian history and literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature | Canadian literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Chaucer | Chaucer | 
| The Oxford Companion to Chess | Chess | 
| The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature | Children's literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture | Christian art and architecture | 
| The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought | Christian thought | 
| The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization | Classical civilization | 
| The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature | Classical literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Cosmology | Cosmology | 
| The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing | Crime and mystery writing | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts | The decorative arts | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Earth | Earth | 
| The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction | Edwardian fiction | 
| The Oxford Companion to the English Language | The English language | 
| The Oxford Companion to English Literature | English literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales | Fairy tales | 
| The Oxford Companion to Film | Film | 
| The Oxford Companion to Food | Food | 
| The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French | French literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to French Literature | French literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Garden | Gardens | 
| The Oxford Companion to Gardens | Gardens | 
| The Oxford Companion to German Literature | German literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Global Change | Global change | 
| The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia | The High Court of Australia | 
| The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science | The history of modern science | 
| The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology: The Archaeological Foundations of Ancient India | Indian archaeology | 
| The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | Indian theatre | 
| The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice | International criminal justice | 
| The Oxford Companion to Irish History | Irish history | 
| The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature | Irish literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Italian Food | Italian food | 
| The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature | Italian literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to J. M. W. Turner | J. M. W. Turner | 
| The Oxford Companion to Jazz | Jazz | 
| The New Oxford Companion to Law | Law | 
| The Oxford Companion to Law | Law | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales | The literature of Wales | 
| The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History | Local and family history | 
| The Oxford Companion to Mark Twain | Mark Twain | 
| The Oxford Companion to Medicine | Medicine | 
| The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine | Medicine | 
| The Oxford Medical Companion | Medicine | 
| The Oxford Companion to Military History | Military history | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Mind | The mind | 
| The New Oxford Companion to Music | Music | 
| The Oxford Companion to Music | Music | 
| The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments | Musical instruments | 
| The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature | New Zealand literature | 
| The Oxford Names Companion | Names | 
| The Oxford Companion to Philosophy | Philosophy | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Photograph | Photography | 
| The Oxford Companion to Politics in India | Politics of India | 
| The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World | Politics of the world | 
| The Oxford Companion to Popular Music | Popular music | 
| An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture, 1776-1832 | The Romantic Age | 
| The Oxford Companion to Scottish History | Scottish history | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Second World War | World War II | 
| The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare | Shakespeare | 
| The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | Ships and the sea | 
| The Oxford India Guide Companion to Sociology and Social Anthropology | Sociology and social anthropology | 
| The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature | Spanish literature | 
| The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails | Distilled spirits beverages | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States | The Supreme Court of the United States | 
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art | Twentieth-century art | 
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics | Twentieth-century British politics | 
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English | Twentieth-century literature in English | 
| The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English | Twentieth-century poetry in English | 
| The Oxford Companion to United States History | United States history | 
| The Oxford Companion to Wine | Wine | 
| The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States | Women's writing in the United States | 
| The Oxford Companion to World Exploration | World exploration | 
| The Oxford Companion to World Mythology | World mythology | 
| The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games | World sports and games | 
| The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning | Calendar customs and time-reckoning | 
References
- ^ "Oxford Companions". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External links
- Booknotes interview with Joel Krieger on The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World, July 4, 1993.
- Oxford companion to politics in India