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Arkan is an independent research center established in Egypt in February 2017, aiming to drive scientific research movement forward, promote its various tools in Social Science and Humanities, and support their active individuals and institutions.Arkan is one of the most promising emerging research centers and publishers in Egypt and the Middle East and has a staff of nearly 100 people. It cooperates with individuals, institutions and entities as a scientific, cultural, awareness-raising research center in a way that never exceeds the center's vision, mission, work fields and general objectives.Arkan entered into many interactions with eminent thinkers and academics not to mention international business partners. Further, it is a member of the Egyptian Publishers’ Association and Arab Publishers’ Association and it is to become one of the main actors in the various cultural and scientific forums and book fairs throughout the world in the years to come.To find out more, visit our website: https://www.arkan-srp.com/?lang=en
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February 2019Tourism Information Technology
by Pierre J Benckendorff, Zheng Xiang, Pauline J Sheldon
This third edition of 'Tourism Information Technology' provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, foodservice, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. It: · Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies · Covers new areas such as (among others) augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowdsourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data · Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied online by instructor PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions and further case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2020And This Maria Painted Beasts
by Svitlana Taratorina (Author), Natalia Levytska (Illustrator)
And This Maria Painted Beasts it's an illustrated fiction story based on the biography of famous Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko (1909-1997). Іn her childhood Maria was diagnosed with polio, and this painful disease had a huge impact on the girl's life. however, she has colors and a huge desire to draw. Meanwhile, from the dark forest, fantastic beasts are watching Maria. They know her secret, a secret the girl herself does not know yet. From 6 to 9 years, 5 715 words Rightsholders: editor@vydavnytstvo.com
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Business, Economics & LawDecember 2017Tour Operators and Operations
Development, Management and Responsibility
by Jacqueline Holland, David Leslie
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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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureApril 2017Fish Viruses and Bacteria
Pathobiology and Protection
by Patrick T K Woo, Rocco C Cipriano
Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies
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Children's & YA2020Listen to Your Diddalum
by Child, Emily / Lebedeva, Maria
From children's book author Emily Child and popular illustrator Maria Lebedeva comes a new picture book that explores feelings for children in the most incredible way, Listen to Your Diddalum! What is your Diddalum? Is it that funny feeling in your stomach when you're excited? Or is it exploding fireworks? Is it a slimy slug, or a fluttering butterfly? What is your Diddalum and how do you listen to it?
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Business, Economics & LawApril 2017Rural Tourism and Enterprise
Management, Marketing and Sustainability
by Ade Oriade, Peter Robinson
Marketing and management processes across industries can be very similar, but contexts vary where political intervention, public interest and local sustainability are involved. The rural business setting is especially intricate due to the assortment of different business opportunities, ranging from traditional agriculture, to tourism enterprise and even high-tech business. This important new textbook on the subject: - Examines key issues affecting rural enterprise and tourism - Explores the breadth of rural enterprise management and marketing across both developed and developing economies - Discusses strategies for business growth within a rural setting, such as knowledge development, proper planning and innovation - Uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content specifically selected to appeal to both student and practitioner readers Including pedagogical features and full colour throughout, this new textbook provides an engaging and thought-provoking resource for students and practitioners of tourism, rural business and related industries. ; Marketing and management processes are especially intricate for the rural business setting due to the assortment of different business opportunities. This important new textbook examines key issues, discusses strategies for growth and uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content across developed and developing countries. ; Introduction: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) Part 1: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise in developed economies 1: Rural enterprise business development: the developed world context (Peter Robinson & Alison Murray) 2: Selling to consumers (Sammy Li, Roya Rahimi & Nikolaos Stylos) 3: Sustainability, CSR and Ethics: Developed economies perspective (Caroline Wiscombe) 4: Community engagement and rural tourism enterprise (Peter Wiltshier) 5: Social enterprise and the rural landscape (Caroline Wiscombe, Liz Heyworth, Sandy Ryder, Lucy Maynard & Charles Dobson) Part 2: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise: developing world context 6: The rural business environment in developing economies (Solomon Olorunfemi Olubiyo & Ade Oriade) 7: Marketing and Communications and Rural Business in developing countries (Abiodun Elijah Obayelu & Nikolaos Stylos) 8: Consumers and Rural Tourism in developing Economies (Vivienne Saverimuttu and Maria Estela Varua) 9: Sustainability and Ethics in rural business and tourism in the Developing World (Weng Marc Lim and Sine Heitman) 10: Community engagement, rural institutions and rural tourism business in developing countries (Anahita Malek, Fabio Carbone & Asia Alder) Part 3: Strategies for rural business management and growth 11: Challenges and Strategies for rural business operations in developed and developing Economies (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) 12: Developing and Growing Knowledge within rural tourism enterprises (Tony Greenwood and Jo Tate) 13: Collaborate to Innovate: Challenges and Strategies for rural business to innovate (Ainurul Rosli, Jane Chang and Maria L. Granados) 14: Strategies for rural business growth (Crispin Dale, Neil Robinson and Mike Evans) 15: Opportunities for growth: The rural tourism policy and planning perspective (Caroline Wiscombe and Steve Gelder) Conclusion: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson)
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January 1991Maria Maria
Drei Erzählungen
by Ulla Berkéwicz
Im Flugzeug hätte sie Angst gehabt, denn sie war noch nie geflogen, wenn er nicht neben ihr gesessen hätte, und wenn sie dann vom Wein, den er ihr gab, nicht hätte denken wollen, daß das Flugzeug fallen könnte, ins Bodenlose stürzen mit ihm und mit ihr, wie sie sich aneinander halten und wie sie sich umschlingen würden, eindringen ineinander, nicht aus Angst, nein, nur, daß die reißende Luft sie nicht auseinanderrisse, damit sie von der Hitze des Sturzes zusammengeschmolzen in ein leichtes Wesen aus Nichts und aufgefangen von einem Wind und hochgehoben über alle Beschränkung, über ihre dunklen Sterne hinausfliegen könnten, weiß Gott wohin. Die Welt, in der wir leben, besteht aus Geschichten von Geschichten. Frauen treffen Männer, Männer Frauen, und Menschen begegnen Menschen. Verständnis kommt auf, hin und wieder Zuneigung, manchmal ist von Liebe die Rede, und dann singt jeder wieder ein neues Lied. Und dazwischen blitzen auf, mal kürzer, mal länger: Geschichten, von denen die eine nicht weniger spannend ist als die andere. Ob sie nun gut ausgehen oder nicht - ein Ende haben sie nie. Ulla Berkéwicz erzählt mit dieser - notwendigen - Offenheit von ihren Figuren, die nur im Augenblick so sind, wie sie sind, und paradoxerweise dennoch sich treu bleiben: fest und stark, dann aber sich nicht zu helfen wissend, jetzt noch hier und dann woanders. Und die Prosa von Ulla Berkéwicz nimmt auf wie eine Kamera: dieses Bild, jenes. Und dazu mischt sie den Ton, die Sprache derer, die gleichermaßen von außen wie von innen zusehen. Erzählt wird also von Maria, der alten Schauspielerin mit den tausend Rollen, von Wendy aus Amerika, die mit einem Deutschen das Große Erlebnis hat, und von Fräulein Doktor Faußt, der Lehrerin, die sie alle für verrückt halten, die ihre Träume für wirklich hält - und die dadurch auch wirklich sind. Wie alles wirklich ist, an das man glaubt. Und woran glaubt man nicht, wenn man liebt und sich verliert dabei. Und sich gewinnt dabei. Wenn Maria in der Bar sitzt, um sich herum die so bedeutenden Männer, die nicht merken, daß es Maria ist, die Hof hält, wenn Wendy »unbekannt verzogen« ist, um zu vergessen, was sie nicht vergessen kann, wenn das Fräulein Doktor Faußt immer stiller wird, weil um sie herum alles so laut scheint und so ohne Gefühl - dann sind das Momente von Geschichten, die von dem, was dauernd und täglich geschieht, mehr erzählen als alles, was sich fassen, beschreiben und erklären läßt. Indem Ulla Berkéwicz auf Deutungsmuster verzichtet und jedes Geschehen sich gewissermaßen selbst erzählen läßt, öffnet sie die Türen, hinter denen sichtbar werden: Einsamkeit, der Wunsch nach Stille, die Sehnsucht nach der Liebe. »Nur selten riß ein kleiner Schmerz ein, zogen die zwei, drei Narben, deren Wunden sie nicht hatte spüren wollen, und dann mußte sie weit ins Meer hinausschwimmen. Und nur dann wollte sie sich vorstellen, an dem teilzuhaben, was so reich und heftig in der Welt sein mußte, so anders, daß ihr keine Bilder davon kamen.«
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September 2019Maria Montessori
Little People, Big Dreams. Deutsche Ausgabe | Kinderbuch ab 4 Jahre
by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Raquel Martín, Svenja Becker
Maria wuchs vor hundertfünfzig Jahren in Italien auf, zu einer Zeit, als Mädchen nicht die gleiche Bildung erhielten wie Jungen. Aber Marias Mutter unterstützte die Träume ihrer Tochter, und so studierte Maria Medizin. Später gründete sie eigene Schulen mit einer revolutionären Philosophie und änderte damit das Leben vieler Kinder. Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Persönlichkeiten: Jede dieser Frauen, ob Künstlerin, Pilotin oder Wissenschaftlerin, hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen. Für welches Alter sind diese Bücher gedacht? Für Babys das perfekte Geschenk zur Begrüßung in eine Welt voller Träume! Und Eltern werden in schlaflosen Nächten von diesen Büchern dazu ermutigt, das Vorlesen zu einem selbstverständlichen Teil des Lebens zu machen. Kleinkinder werden von den Illustrationen verzaubert sein – sie werden zahlreiche Dinge entdecken. Auch sind die Bücher großartige „Vokabeltrainer“! 3- bis 5-Jährige werden alles, Illustrationen und Texte, geradezu in sich aufsaugen! 6-, 8- und 10-Jährige haben ein ausgeprägteres Verständnis für die Illustrationen und die Bedeutung der Geschichte – es geht nicht nur darum, sich selbst zu akzeptieren und die eigenen Zukunftsträume zu verwirklichen, sondern auch darum, andere so zu akzeptieren, wie sie sind. Später: Die Bücher sind gute Geschenke zu jedem Anlass, denn die Träume der Kindheit können das ganze Leben lang Wirklichkeit werden.
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Agricultural scienceJuly 1996Rice Research in Asia
Progress and Priorities
by Edited by Robert E Evenson, R W Herdt, Mahabub Hossain
This work discusses the latest work in Rice Research in Asian countries and makes suggestions on future progression and rice research priorities.
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November 2021Poster Clemens J. Setz (A1)
plano, nicht gefaltet | Für Fans der Setz’schen Werke und seiner Person
by Clemens J. Setz
»Wer den Chor der Mäuse nicht hört, braucht nicht mit mir befreundet zu sein.« Clemens J. Setz ist der Autor bahnbrechender Romane wie Die Stunde zwischen Frau und Gitarre, aufregender Erzählungsbände wie Der Trost runder Dinge, von Gedichten, Theaterstücken, Drehbüchern, Nacherzählungen und Essays. Er ist Übersetzer, ein Freund der Plansprachen, des Obertongesanges, der Ziegen und der Hasen. Er ist Träger des Georg-Büchner-Preises, des Kleist-Preises, des Berliner Literaturpreises. Außerdem ist er ein Poet der Kurznachrichtendienste und noch einiges mehr. In seiner radikalen Vielfältigkeit und vielfältigen Radikalität ist er eine herausragende Figur der Gegenwartsliteratur. Für Fans der Setz’schen Werke und seiner Person ist dieses hochwertige Plakat mit einem Porträt des Dichters gedacht, aufgenommen vom Berliner Fotografen Max Zerrahn. Poster auf stabilem GalaxyArt-Papier im DIN-A1-Format
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October 2003Josef und Maria
Ein Spiel
by Peter Turrini, Silke Hassler, Silke Hassler
Heiligabend nach Ladenschluß, die letzten Kunden sind mit Geschenken nach Hause geeilt. Jetzt beginnt für die Putzfrau Maria die Schicht; im Personalraum begegnet sie Josef, dem Mann von der Wach- und Schließgesellschaft. Zunächst zögernd erzählen sie einander aus ihrem Leben – Komisches mischt sich mit Tragischem, Gegenwart mit Vergangenheit, Härte mit Sentimentalität.Dieses »Weihnachtsmärchen für Erwachsene« (Darmstädter Echo) wurde 1980 im Wiener Volkstheater uraufgeführt, in 21 Sprachen übersetzt und steht weltweit auf den Spielplänen. In der Neufassung von 1998 wird Josef, der alte Kommunist, angesichts des Untergangs der Sowjetunion zum letzten Mohikaner des Sozialismus, während Maria, die einmal Tingeltangel-Tänzerin war, ihrem Sohn und ihrer Schwiegertochter nur noch auf die Nerven geht. Zwei ältere Menschen an Heiligabend mitten in der Warenpracht eines Kaufhauses: übriggeblieben, lächerlich geworden. Wenn da nicht die Liebe wäre.
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Business, Economics & LawMay 2017Linking Urban and Rural Tourism
Strategies in Sustainability
by Susan L Slocum, Carol Kline
Destinations rely on regional strategies to support and enhance the tourism product through regional partnerships and integration. Integrated tourism is defined as tourism that is explicitly linked to the economic, social, cultural, natural and human structures of the region in which it occurs. Integrated tourism has evolved to include numerous meanings and definitions but all of which have a vertical approach. The first of its kind, this book moves away from the vertical approach and provides insight into inclusive regional development strategies that support both the needs of urban and rural areas whilst enhancing the tourist experience, supporting the positive impacts of tourism and mitigating the negative. Regional studies tend to portray either an urban or rural focus without acknowledging that often these spaces constitute joint governance structures, similar historical and cultural roots, and economic dependencies. Sustainable tourism promotes sourcing locally, such as using rural agricultural products in urban tourism experiences. Furthermore, innovative marketing strategies linking tourism heritage, attractions, food and drink trails, and artisans with urban visitors are emerging. Including theoretical and applied research and international case studies, this will be a valuable resource to academics, students and practitioners working in tourism development and regional policy. ; This book provides insight into inclusive regional development strategies that support both the needs of urban and rural areas. Sustainable tourism promotes sourcing locally, such as using rural products in urban experiences, while innovative marketing linking tourism heritage, food and drink trails, and artisans with urban visitors are emerging.
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Agronomy & crop productionApril 1997Sustainability of Rice Farming
by Edited by D J Greenland
Rice has supported a greater number of people for a longer period of time than any other crop. Nearly half of the global population is dependent on rice as its major staple food. While Asia remains the main centre of production and consumption of rice, the importance of rice is increasing rapidly in Africa and Latin America, and exports of rice from the United States and Australia are of major importance to the world rice trade. This book explores the factors which have contributed to the sustainability of rice production over the eight or nine thousand years for which rice has been produced. Sustainability is defined as the maintenance or improvement of production levels and protection of natural resources, within the context of economic viability and social acceptability. The author covers a wide range of issues, including soil fertility, plant breeding, pest management, irrigation, land degradation and social and economic factors. Greatest emphasis is placed on the special features of wetland rice production, and the importance of the nutrient balance. It is also shown that without the Green Revolution there would have been a period of mass starvation in Asia, a problem which continues to threaten and which will be unavoidable unless the successes of the Green Revolution can be sustained. The book provides a unique review of the sustainability of the production of the world’s most important crop, and should be of interest to students, research workers and policy makers in agriculture, soil science, and agricultural economics and food policies, as well as all interested in development in the third world.
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June 2014Die Polen und ihre Vampire
Studien zur Kritik der Phantasmen
by Maria Janion, Magdalena Marszalek, Bernhard Hartmann, Thomas Weiler
Maria Janion, Literaturwissenschaftlerin und namhafte Romantikforscherin, ist eine der unumstrittenen intellektuellen Autoritäten in Polen. Sie hat sich stets in politische Debatten eingemischt und in den letzten Jahren ihre Prominenz dazu genutzt, die Frauenbewegung und die wiedererwachte Neue Linke zu unterstützen. Bereits in den frühen Achtzigern machte sie Autoren wie Foucault, Bataille, Susan Sontag, R.D. Laing in Polen bekannt. Ihre Schüler sind die Initiatoren der polnischen Gender-Forschung. Im Zentrum ihres Werkes steht der Begiff der krytyka fantasmatyczna, die Befragung von Literatur, Film und Kunst auf ihre imaginären Potenziale hin, auf bewusste und unbewusste kulturelle Vorstellungen, Selbst- und Fremdbilder, die in den ästhetischen Gebilden wirksam sind. Ein bedeutendes romantisches Phantasma ist der Vampir als Doppelgänger und Schatten, als »Symbolfigur für die Transgression zum Bösen«. Maria Janions kritische Studien zu Bildern des Weiblichen oder zum „unheimlichen Slawentum“ als dem Unterbewussten der europäischen Kultur provozieren nationalkonservative Kreise bis heute. Was es für die Polen bedeutet, dass ihr Land Schauplatz des Holocaust war, ist eines der großen Themen ihres Spätwerks. Mit ihrem Ruf »Nach Europa, ja! Aber nur zusammen mit unseren Toten« fordert sie, im Anschluss an Adam Mickiewicz’ »Ahnenfeier« und Imre Kertész’ Rede vom »Holocaust als Kultur«, eine Kultur des Trauerns und Erinnerns.
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Business, Economics & LawApril 2017Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism
by Ercan Sirakaya-Turk, Muzaffer Uysal, William E Hammitt, Jerry J Vaske
Praise for the previous edition: 'To write a good textbook is only possible with pedagogic sensitivity, significant educational experiences, and research practice. This book is evidence that the editors possess all three qualifications. A student-friendly publication introducing plenty of examples and case studies (and) encouraging students to acquire the skills needed... this book (is) a winner.' Annals of Tourism Research 39(3), 2012. Describing the fundamental elements of research methods for leisure, recreation and tourism, this new edition of a popular textbook is updated throughout. It covers the measurement of variables, sampling, questionnaire design and evaluation methods, and also a wider discussion of writing proposals, communicating research findings, cross-cultural research, and the use of new technologies in conducting research. This new edition includes: - new and expanded material on visual research methods, nonparametric tests and sampling to encompass growing areas of research interest; - pedagogical features and extra citations to create a cohesive learning experience for students; and - numerous examples from tourism and recreation literature in every chapter, tying theory into scenarios students could face in their careers. Written by internationally renowned researchers in an accessible style, this book introduces both undergraduate and graduate students to the vital skills they will need to succeed in the leisure, recreation, tourism and hospitality industries. ; A new edition of a proven textbook, this title covers the measurement of variables, questionnaire design, evaluation methods, writing proposals, cross-cultural research, and the use of new technologies. Featuring pedagogical features throughout, it introduces students to the vital skills they will need to succeed. ; PART I: An Overview of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 1: Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism PART II: ABCs of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 2: Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research Design 3: Finding and Summarizing Research Literature 4: Measurement of Variables 5: Proposal Writing PART III: Research Methods and Data Collection 6: Survey Research: Sampling and Questionnaire Design 7: Qualitative Research in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism 8: Grounded Theory Methodology in Research 9: Evaluation Research Methods in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 10: Experimental Research 11: Cross-cultural and Visual Research: Issues and Concerns PART IV: Analysing the Data and Testing Hypotheses 12: Summarizing Data 13: Inferential Analysis of Data 14: Relationship Analysis: t-Tests, Analysis of Variance, Cross Tabulations and Non-parametric Tests 15: Describing Linear Bivariate Relationships: Correlation Analysis 16: Factor Analytical Procedure and Scale Reliability PART V: Research Write Ups: Reporting the Results 17: Communicating Research Results
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July 2024Hesses Frauen
Drei Ehen, zwei Scheidungen, drei Schicksale
by Bärbel Reetz, Hermann Hesse
Man kennt ihn, den Dichter Hermann Hesse, und sein Werk in aller Welt. Über seine Frauen weiß man wenig. Nur eine, Ruth Wenger, hat fast ein halbes Jahrhundert nach der Scheidung, auf wenigen Seiten ihre Erinnerungen notiert – verbittert darüber, »dass die Bedeutung, die ich in Hermann Hesses Leben hatte, in allen Biographien verschwiegen, verwischt, tot geschwiegen wurde«. Und Mia Hesse, seine erste Ehefrau und Mutter seiner drei Söhne schrieb nach der Scheidung an eine Freundin: »Ich fühle mich nicht mehr mit ihm verbunden. Ich könnte nie mehr mich seiner Überlegenheit fügen. Das ist vorbei, denn er kann mir nur noch als Dichter etwas geben.« Gestützt auf Dokumente aus dem Nachlass, darunter zahlreiche unveröffentlichte Briefe, richtet Bärbel Reetz ihren Blick auf Hermann Hesses Frauen: die Fotografin Maria Bernoulli, die Sängerin Ruth Wenger und die Kunsthistorikerin Ninon Dolbin-Ausländer. Drei Ehen, zwei Scheidungen, drei Schicksale. Bärbel Reetz zeichnet die Porträts dreier ungewöhnlicher Frauen und macht auch neue, bisher wenig beachtete Facetten der Persönlichkeit Hesses sichtbar – ein Standardwerk der Hermann-Hesse-Forschung.
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Literature & Literary StudiesNovember 2024Women and madness in the early Romantic novel
Injured minds, ruined lives
by Deborah Weiss
Women and madness in the early Romantic novel returns madness to a central role in feminist literary criticism through an updated exploration of hysteria, melancholia, and love-madness in novels by Mary Wollstonecraft, Eliza Fenwick, Mary Hays, Maria Edgeworth, and Amelia Opie. This book argues that these early Romantic-period novelists revised medical and popular sentimental models for female madness that made inherent female weakness and the aberrant female body responsible for women's mental afflictions. The book explores how the more radical authors-Wollstonecraft, Fenwick and Hays-blamed men and patriarchal structures of control for their characters' hysteria and melancholia, while the more mainstream writers-Edgeworth and Opie-located causality in less gendered and less victimized accounts. Taken as a whole, the book makes a powerful case for focusing on women's mental health in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century literary criticism.
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Science & MathematicsMarch 2006International Trade and Policies for Genetically Modified Products
by Robert E Evenson, Robert E Evenson, Vittorio Santaniello, Vittorio Santaniello
There are a number of controversial issues that surround agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified products. International trade and policies are at the forefront of these controversies. This book addresses these issues and has been developed from a meeting of the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research, held in Revello, Italy, in July 2004. It covers five themes: analytical studies; empirical trade studies; spillover dimensions; intellectual property rights; and applied general equilibrium trade models. ; International Trade and Policies for Genetically Modified Products has been developed from the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research. It covers five themes: analytical studies; empirical trade studies; spillover dimensions; intellectual property rights; and applied general equilibrium trade models. ; 1: Editors' Overview, R E Evenson and V SantanielloPart 1: Analytical Studies2: Biotechnology Risks and Project Interdependence, O K Knudsen, The World Bank, USA and P L Scandizzo, Facoltà de Economia Università, Italy3: Restricted Monopoly R & D Pricing: Uncertainty, Irreversibility and Non-Market Effect, R D Weaver, Pennsylvania State University, USA and J Wesseler, Wageningen University, The Netherlands4: Biotechnology and the Emergence of Club Behavior in Agricultural Trade, M Tothova and J F Oehmke, Michigan State University, USA5: The Labelling of Genetically Modified Products in a Global Trading Environment, S Scandizzo, Corporacion Andina de Fomento, VenezuelaPart 2: Empirical Trade Studies6: Tree Biotechnology: Regulation and International Trade, R A Sedjo, Resources for the Future, USA7: Commercialized Products of Biotechnology and Trade Pattern Effects, S Smyth, W A Kerr and K A Davey, University of Saskatchewan, CanadaPart 3: Spillover Dimensions8: The Coexistence of GM and non-GM Arable Crops in the EU: Economic and Market Considerations, G Brookes, Canterbury, UK9: Research Spillovers in Biotech Industry: The Case of Canola, R S Gray, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, S Malla, University of Lethbridge, Canada and K Tran, University of Saskatchewan, Canada10: Mergers, Acquisitions and Flows of Agbiotech Intellectual Property, D Schimmelpfennig and J King, USDA, Washington, USA11: The Impact of Regulation on the Development of New Products in the Food Industry, K Menrad, University of Applied Sciences of Weihenstephan and K Blind, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), GermanyPart 4: Intellectual Property Rights12: Patents Versus Plant Varietal Protection, D Eaton and F van Tongeren, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands13: Governing Innovative Science: Challenges Facing the Commercialization of Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals, S Smyth, G G Khachatourians and P W B Phillips, University of Saskatchewan, Canada14: Are GURTs Needed to Remedy Intellectual Property Failures and Environmental Problems with GM Crops? G Budd, Grains Research and Development Corporation, AustraliaPart 5: Applied General Equilibrium Trade Models15: Economic Effects of Producing or Banning G.M. Crops, J Flatau and P M Schmitz, University of Giessen, Germany16: Opposition to Genetically Modified Wheat and Global Food Security, F Haggui, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, P W B Phillips and R S Gray17: International Impacts of Bt Cotton Adoption, G B Frisvold, R Tronstad, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA and J M Reeves, Cotton Incorporated, USA
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