Oxford Companions

{{Short description|Nonfiction book series}} {{Italic title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''''Oxford Companions''''' is a [[book series]] published by [[Oxford University Press]], providing general knowledge within a specific area.<ref name="oup">{{cite web| url=https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/o/oxford-companions-oc/ | title=Oxford Companions | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | access-date=28 November 2017 }}</ref> 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):

{| class="wikitable sortable" !Title!!Subject |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture]]''||[[Aboriginal art]] and [[Aboriginal culture|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|''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]]''||[[Ethology|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]]'' |[[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]]''||[[Human anatomy|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 [[Canadian literature|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 [[Christian architecture|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 fiction|Crime]] and [[mystery fiction|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 Oxford Companion to French Literature|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 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 Oxford Companion to Law|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 history|Local]] and [[family history]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Mark Twain]]''||[[Mark Twain]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Medicine]]''||[[Medicine]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Medicine|The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine]]''||[[Medicine]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Medicine|The Oxford Medical Companion]]''||[[Medicine]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Military History]]''||[[Military history]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to the Mind]]''||[[The mind]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to Music|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]]''||[[Name]]s |- |''[[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|An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age: British Culture, 1776-1832]]''||[[Romanticism|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]]''||[[Ship]]s 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 Sugar and Sweets]]'' |[[Sugar]], [[confectionery]] and [[dessert]] |- |''[[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]]''||[[Exploration|World exploration]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to World Mythology]]''||[[Mythology|World mythology]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games]]''||[[Sport|World sports and games]] |- |''[[The Oxford Companion to the Year|The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning]]''||[[Calendar|Calendar customs]] and [[History of timekeeping devices|time-reckoning]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/44365-1/Joel+Krieger.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview with Joel Krieger on ''The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World'', July 4, 1993.]  * [http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/polsci/faculty/Jenkins/repository/files/2010-%20The%20Oxford%20Companion%20to%20Politics%20in%20India-%20_NGOs%20and%20Indian%20Politics_.pdf ''Oxford companion to politics in India'']

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