As a result of the recent serious academic interest in tourism as a complex aspect of investigation into humans and their environment, this volume brings together case studies from different parts of the world, focusing on tourism and its interactions with the environment.
Organizational Power and Ethical Subjectivity
This collection emphasizes the significance of the theoretical humanities in our times and their urgent task of reconstructing a more rationalized humanist-scientific foundation for a new type of human sciences through critically reorganizing all intellectual sources of mankind.
Transatlantic Malagueñas and Zapateados in Music, Song and Dance
An exploration of two fandango dances across the Spanish and Portuguese Empires. While malagueñas are an incarnation of Spanishness caught in a fraught imperial past, zapateados—shaped by Africanist and Native American footwork—cut toward a future born of resistance.
Kozak’s text encompasses all scholarly journals published in Turkey in all fields of science and other disciplines. The reference questions within are grouped under three main categories: the contact and publication information, article evaluation, and publishing information.
Word-Formation in Context
This fascinating book treats the use of words from a new perspective. Words emerge from an interaction between morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic components. The book draws from a vast spectrum of texts and provides a key to help readers check their answers.
A historic tension defines American governance: the clash between presidents and the permanent, apolitical civil service. This book traces this power struggle from its origins to its explosive crisis during the Trump administration, exploring the future of the state.
This book provides transformative AI-based solutions for the next-generation energy revolution. Leading experts tackle key challenges from grid integration to decarbonization, detailing innovations for solar, wind, and green hydrogen to shape a sustainable energy future.
A practical guide to numerical methods in structural engineering for students and professionals. Drawing on 30+ years of experience, this book bridges theory and practice, showing how to design safe, economical structures with worked examples in both SI and US customary units.
12 Pipelines Across North America
This book is about why oil and gas pipelines in North America succeed or fail politically. Widespread acts of de-legitimation and incompetence explain why these projects are so difficult to complete, making their story an intriguing account for any observer.
Step into the world where art and artificial intelligence converge. This book explores AI’s profound impact, delving into its role as both a tool and collaborator. It challenges our understanding of creativity, authorship, and the nature of art itself.
A Story of Perfume
Scent is an invisible force shaping memory, identity, and artistic expression. This groundbreaking volume redefines the role of olfaction, exploring its influence on literature, culture, and history, from classical texts to its implications in contemporary branding.
Arab writers must deal with a harsh reality shaped by non-stop wars. This book uses a semiotic approach, arguing the whole truth is not in a text, but in how reality is re-presented. By connecting form and content, it asks: How does Arabic literature represent its agenda?
Advances in Environmental Biotechnology
In a world grappling with climate change and resource scarcity, biotechnology emerges as a powerful tool. This book presents cutting-edge research from leading experts on solutions for waste management, bioenergy, and pollution, highlighting its potential for a greener future.
Founded by Dr Cho Han Kyu, Natural Farming is a nature-respecting alternative to chemical-intensive agriculture that assures high yield and good quality for lower costs. Now used in over 15 countries, it provides tools to improve livelihoods and conserve the environment.
Discover the surprising pairing of two literary masters. This book analyzes the complementary oeuvres of Milton and Camus, presenting their ingenious artistry and proving their contemporary relevance, giving readers a new lens through which to view their works.
Caribbean Men in the Arts
This collection explores the emotional and artistic landscape of Caribbean men who carve out a place for themselves in the visual and performance arts. The pieces demonstrate them forging more varied and wholesome masculinities, thriving in spaces without violence or exclusion.
A Holistic Approach to Ceramic Sculpture
This book offers a holistic view of ceramic art—its history, theory, and materiality. Focusing on the structures behind forms and colors, it is an essential resource where students and artists can find inspiration, complete with images and descriptions of distinguished works.
21st Century Perspectives on Indian Writing in English
These essays offer a critical lens on Indian writing in English, exploring major voices and their socio-historical contexts. With sections on poetry, prose, and drama, plus incisive interviews, it raises crucial questions about culture, intolerance, and diversity.
The Determination of a Lifespan
Human lifespan differs by as much as 30 years across the world due to factors like meals, disease, and genes. This book clarifies these factors and suggests how to live longer. It also surveys animals and plants living for 10,000 years or longer.
Embark on a journey into the future of nutrition. This book explores the remarkable potential of millets as the cornerstone of tomorrow’s diet. Discover their role as functional foods, ensuring nutritional security and shaping a healthier, more sustainable future for us all.