Balans is an independent publisher of quality non-fiction in the areas of history, politics, economy, biography, science, nature writing, memoirs, current affairs, religion and psychology. With our dedicated team, we publish approximately 40 new titles per year.
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One of our main goals is the consolidation of the Balearic Islands as a structured cultural market, the promotion of the islands' music, performing arts, literature and visual arts by means of grants, international actions and formative seminars in cultural affairs. The Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics coordinates, alone or in partnership with other departments of the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Institut Ramon Llull or the Institut Català d'Empreses Culturals, the institutional presence of the Balearic Islands in strategic events for the promotion of our culture overseas. Every year, our area of literature, thought, comics and illustration calls for grants to cover travelling and accommodation expenses of Balearic authors, and expenses for publishing books and producing promotional material for Balearic authors. Please, check our calls on our webpage for literature grants.
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Making a bold intervention into critical security studies literature, this book explores the ontological relationship between mortality and security. It considers the mortality theories of Heidegger and Bauman alongside literature from the sociology of death, before undertaking a comparative exploration of the memorialisation of four prominent post-terrorist sites: the World Trade Centre in New York, the Bali bombsite, the London bombings and the Norwegian sites attacked by Anders Breivik. By interviewing the architects and designers of these reconstruction projects, the book shows that practices of memorialisation are a retrospective security endeavour - they conceal and re-narrate the traumatic incursion of death. Disaster recovery is replete with security practices that return mortality to its sublimated position and remove the disruption posed by mortality to political authority. The book will be of significant interest to academics and postgraduates working in the fields of critical security studies, memory studies and international politics.
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Greta Thunberg is not alone: there is now a worldwide movement. Young female rebels are taking to the world stage. They are campaigning for clean drinking water, opposing the gun lobby, mobilising against child marriage and child labour. In order to achieve their goals, they are speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, at the Economic Forum in Davos, at climate conferences or at the "March for Our Lives" in Washington. Their influence is immense; a single speech can shake global corporations such as Siemens. Behind the young activists, just a Tweet away, stands a whole generation. The book introduces the key players, for example Emma González and the Indonesian sisters, 10 and 12 years old, who managed to bring about the prohibition of single use plastic on Bali, but it also follows up the fundamental issues: who brings them out onto the streets, what motivates them?
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"TEURA. SOFIA YABLONSKA" is a project that presents an outstanding Ukrainian female photographer, writer, traveler, and film documentarian Sophia Yablonska. It combines a photo album and 3 books of traveling prose from the literary heritage of Sofia Yablonska (1907-1971) Sophia was called "Theura" - a red bird - and thus recognized as female native of the island of Bora Bora, where she was one of the first to appear with a photo and film camera. In Indochina, Egypt, Ceylon, Bali, Tahiti, New Zealand - everywhere in the world, she filmed a "live" picture of life, and not fashionable productions at that time. The photo album, which was printed in Ukrainian and French (separate versions) with the support of the UKRAINIAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION, includes her photos from a trip around the world in the 1930s. Foreword - Oksana Zabuzhko (Kyiv) Photos from the archive of Natalie Udin, Yablonska's granddaughter (Paris) Biography: Veronika Khomenyuk and Andrii Benytskyi (Lviv) Photo captions: Natalka Beshta (Bangkok) Selection of illustrations and design (almost curators): Maria Norazyan and Ilya Pavlov, Grafprom studio (Kharkiv) Project manager: Lidia Likhach"
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Schallück ist lange genug Schauspieler, er kennt alle Regeln und Rollen, mit denen das Leben sich in Szene setzt. Deshalb durchschaut der in die Jahre gekommene Held der neuen Erzählung von Tankred Dorst das Spiel, als nach einer Aufführung eine Frau in seinem Alter in seine Kabine kommt, um ein Autogramm für ihre 15jährige Tochter zu erbitten. Doch dann begegnet er der Tochter – und seine resignative Abgeklärtheit gegenüber jeder neuen Erfahrung zerrinnt. Und so beginnt Dorsts leichtsinnige und schwergewichtige Erzählung über das Glück und die die Suche nach dessen Dauer: Denn diese Laura ist eine doppelgesichtige Erscheinung: Sie vermittelt einerseits das Gefühl, mit ihr könne das Leben wieder ganz von vorne anfangen, andererseits nutzt sie diese Aufbruchsgefühle, um ihre Interessen durchzusetzen. Bis nach Bali reisen Mutter, Tochter und Schauspieler – nur um zu erkennen, daß Glück in der Tat eine vorübergehende Schwäche ist. Das heißt in Tankred Dorsts hintersinniger Erzählung über die großen Themen des Lebens zugleich: Keiner kann sich wappnen gegen das Überraschende und Neue – weshalb das Glück zwar stetes begrenzt, aber jederzeit wieder versucht werden kann.
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With a focus on the creation and distribution of packaged holidays, this text covers the fundamentals of business and the relationship between tour operators and destinations. With particular reference to the sustainability of both parties, it reviews the impacts and influences of tour operations and practices on destinations within the overriding context of tour operator responsibility. It addresses the entirety of this key component of the tourism sector, and reflects the shift in recent years from traditional 'sun, sea and sand' holiday to more bespoke packages. Taking into account tour operators as a growing factor among the major emergent economies of the world, this book is: - The first textbook to provide such in-depth content of tour operators and operations. - Written by authors with industry, research and teaching experience. - A wealth of information regarding popular eco, nature and adventure trips, as well as myriad niche and special interest products. Full of international and highly topical case studies, exercises and discussion questions, Tour Operators and Operations: Development, Management and Responsibility is a fundamental text for students of tourism.
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Transforming Travel combines stories from leading companies, interviews with pioneers and thinkers, along with thorough analysis of the industry's potential to make lasting, positive change. - A unique collection of case studies and stories of the most successful, inspirational, impactful and innovative travel businesses in the world. - A vital presentation of the latest research and statistics on the positive impacts and potential of transformative, sustainable tourism, - A positive and realistic vision of the scope of tourism to promote sustainable development at a time when travel and interaction with foreign cultures is facing numerous existential challenges. Written in a highly engaging style Transforming Travel presents an urgent argument for transforming tourism so it might reach its potential to promote tolerance, restore communities and regenerate habitats, while providing a vital guide for anyone looking to develop the successful sustainable tourism enterprises and destinations needed to do so.
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Heritage is a growing area of both tourism and study, with World Heritage Site designations increasing year-on-year. This book reviews the important interrelations between the industry, local communities and conservation work, bringing together the various opportunities and challenges for different destinations. World Heritage status is a strong marketing brand, and proper heritage management and effective conservation are vital, but this tourism must also be developed and managed appropriately if it is to benefit a site. As many sites are located in residential areas, their interaction with the local community must also be carefully considered. This book: - Reviews new areas of development such as Historic Urban Landscapes, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Memory of the World and Global Geoparks. - Includes global case studies to relate theory to practice. - Covers a worldwide industry of over 1,000 cultural and natural heritage sites. An important read for academics, researchers and students of heritage studies, cultural studies and tourism, this book is also a useful resource for professionals working in conservation, cultural and natural heritage management.
Our travel books for kids are made for children travelling the world with their parents. They are about the things, kids are really interested in: animals, tasty or strange foods, plants and fruits. We show them how kids live in the foreign country and tell the exciting parts of it's history. There is also one play and a reading story in each book. Furthermore, the travel book is stable and handy, children can draw and stick on it. It is an all-in-one companion for all little ones who travel the world. Content Bali for kids: Life in Bali Animals Eating and Drinking Turtles in Danger Isle of Art Plants and Trees History of the country Isle of Gods
In this high format travel diary, Defe invites readers to an artistic trip to Bali. Far from the beaten tracks, Defe goes into the details. His work as a plastic artist and illustrator gets closer to a Séraphine de Senlis or to an artist from Vuitton’s Travel Book collection. Going to Bali is a dream for many of us but the other side of the coin lies in the difficulties of waste management. The author Laura Roncallo particularly singles out to the plastic and discharges at sea. She puts herself in the shoes of a white monkey (mythical character) and in the last part of the book, stigmatizes those responsible for this ecological tragedy. Defe represents with a vivid color palette and in his own, very recognizable style the lush jungle and wild animals. His talent as a naturalist artist makes this work exceptional. Have a look at his website: http://www.alessiodefendini.com/
This report evaluates the micro-impact of cross–Line of Control confidence-building measures, particularly trade and travel, between the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir since 2005. Commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace, it is based on a survey, focus group discussions, and interviews with local traders, academics, and civil society members on both sides.
Hubertus Becker »Globale Nomaden – Süden«Drogenschmuggel übers Mittelmeer »Globale Nomaden – Süden« lautet der erste von vier Bänden des Autors Hubertus Becker, der als Mitglied einer internationalen Bande von Schmugglern aufgeschrieben hat, wie es ihm und seinen Komplizen während der siebziger Jahre gelang, trotz Ronald Reagans erklärtem Drogenkrieg, trotz DEA, FBI und Interpol die Märkte in den Metropolen Europas und Amerikas mit Haschisch, Kokain und Opiaten zu versorgen. Der weitgehend dokumentarische Roman führt die Leser in Weltgegenden, in denen die Menschen andere Probleme zu bewältigen haben als im saturierten Europa. Dabei begegnen die Protagonisten prominenten Zeitgenossen wie Paco de Lucia, Nastassja Kinski, Sylvester Stallone und Bob Marley, um einige zu nennen.Der Autor nimmt uns mit ins marokkanische Rif-Gebirge, wo heute 90 Prozent des in Europa konsumierten Haschischs angebaut wird; wir begleiten die Globalen Nomaden nach Indien und ins Goldene Dreieck, wir sind dabei wie sie Geschäfte in Kolumbien anbahnen und im großen Stil Marihuana in die USA schmuggeln. Fast nebenbei scheint dabei das Porträt einer Zeit durch, wo Phänomene wie die Hippiekultur auf Ibiza, Goa, Bali und Hawaii, das Leben mit dem Outlaw Motorrad-Club in Florida sowie das Ambiente einer Opiumhöhle im indischen Bombay beschrieben werden. Durchsetzt ist der Roman immer wieder mit selbstreflexiven Betrachtungen zum Drogenkonsum, zur Kriminalität und nicht zuletzt zum (Un-)Sinn des Lebens, etwa anlässlich des Besuchs eines Ashrams in Indien. »Wahnsinn!«, sagte er, und ich wusste nicht, ob er damit die Schwierigkeiten meinte, bei dem Wind die Zigaretten anzuzünden, ob er von dem Motorradausflug sprach, oder ob er gar das Leben an sich meinte. Es blieb sich gleich, es war jede Menge Wahnsinn um uns und in uns, und ich war vollkommen seiner Meinung.
How to read XMAS in Spanish? X more? Ksmas? Chmas? And what do we understand when we actually read it? XMAS Stories groups seven Christmas-themed stories with X themes: an unknown, a prohibition, something with pornographic content, an indeterminacy, a substitution, a Roman numeral ... All those "X" themes in a "mas" "más" version. Some of the inhabitants of this space are: an individual who flees from the cold in search of healing human warmth; a sixty-year-old in love with the Magi; a friar who finds peace lecturing a community of settlers and indigenous people; an “it” girl housewife on the boil before her Christmas party preparations; a Santa Claus by accident, the protagonist of an untraditional tale; a young woman thirsty for a good love story; and a resident of the Big Apple hungry for Christmas revenge. The characters and voices in these stories, framed in a festive and celebratory atmosphere, and sheltered by everything that Christmas supposedly entails, propose heterodox realities as the only way to a new birth.
