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The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a
descriptive phase of research into an analytical phase.
Consequently, many academics and graduate students are searching
for theories upon which to ground their work. This book draws upon
theories and concepts from sociology and anthropology (the
socio-cultural perspective), sport and tourism studies, and
business studies. One of the dangers of a new area of study is that
the body of knowledge is built on a range of seemingly unrelated
studies. By grounding work in a theoretical perspective, future
work can be linked to, and contribute to building a cohesive
understanding of various aspects of sport tourism. This book is an
edited collection written by some of the top scholars working in a
particular domain throughout the world, providing a compendium of
theories and concepts that can be used to frame research on various
aspects of sport tourism. This volume was previously published as a
special issue of the journal Sport in the Global Society.
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Presents the challenges posed by the extremely complex,
transboundary nature of pandemics ranging from local to global
readiness, preparedness, response, and containment Introduces
readers to the broad spectrum of pandemic effects: legal, military,
economic, political, and social at the local, regional, and
international scale Provides an unvarnished and critical view of
the national and international politics of pandemic detection,
monitoring, containment, and prevention
Oral health is integral to wellbeing and quality of life. This
important edited volume brings together leading scholars to address
global oral health and the multiple ways in which theory, practice
and discourse have shaped it in the modern period. Structured
around key themes, the book chapters draw on interdisciplinary
perspectives in order to consider the role of the dental
profession, the commercial sector, charities, the state, the media
and patients in shaping oral health in the past and present.
Collectively, the chapters consider the extent to which each of the
studied groups and actors have sought to own and control the mouth.
By adopting multiple perspectives, the book highlights the
importance of cross-disciplinary work across the sciences, social
sciences and humanities and provides a road map for a new
interdisciplinary field focused on oral health and society. Drawing
on perspectives from dentistry, sociology, history and the wider
humanities, this book will interest students and researchers of
dentistry, public health, sociology of health and illness, the
medical humanities and history.
This book, first published in 1979, is about how we see: the
environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors
and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we
are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good
for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile);
or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision
depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author
suggests that natural vision depends on the eyes in the head on a
body supported by the ground, the brain being only the central
organ of a complete visual system. When no constraints are put on
the visual system, people look around, walk up to something
interesting and move around it so as to see it from all sides, and
go from one vista to another. That is natural vision -- and what
this book is about.
Addressing the economic aspects of ties between the United States
and Mexico, this book looks at the structural characteristics of
the border region and the flow of goods, services, capital, and
people between the two countries. The contributors describe the
cultural, economic, and demographic dimensions of the borderlands
and focus on specific issues critical to the region, among them
environmental pollution, migration, territorial issues, and the
implications of borderzone industrial growth. Finally, the authors
consider how these issues affect the national economies and
relations between the two countries.
This is a complete, medically reliable dictionary of congenital
malformations and disorders. As the authors explain, Down syndrome
is the only common congenital disorder; the other defects and
disorders are rare or very rare, some having been reported fewer
than 20 times worldwide.This dictionary covers them all. Examples:
Aagenaes syndrome is due to congenital hypoplasia of lymph vessels,
which causes lymphedema of the legs and recurrent cholestasis in
infancy, and slow progress to hepatic cirrhosis and giant-cell
hepatitis with fibrosis of the portal tracts. Acrocallosal syndrome
is characterized by total or partial absence of the corpus
callosum, craniofacial dysmorphism, polydactyly, and severe mental
retardation. Other features can be retinal pigmentation anomalies,
optic atrophy, strabismus, nystagmus, cleft lip and palate,
cardiovascular anomalies, hernia, abnormal nipples, and fits.
Acrodysostosis is characterized by prenatal growth deficiency,
brachycephaly, de formities of the humerus, radius and ulna, short
and broad hands, hypoplastic maxilla, and mental retardation.
The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a
descriptive phase of research into an explanatory phase.
Consequently, many academics and graduate students are searching
for theories upon which to ground their work. This book draws upon
theories and concepts from sociology and anthropology (the
socio-cultural perspective), sport and tourism studies, and
business studies. One of the dangers of a new area of study is that
the body of knowledge is built on a range of seemingly unrelated
studies. By grounding work in a theoretical perspective, future
work can be linked to, and contribute to building a cohesive
understanding of various aspects of sport tourism. This book is an
edited collection written by some of the top scholars working in a
particular domain throughout the world and provides a compendium of
theories and concepts that can be used to frame research on various
aspects of sport tourism.
It is anticipated this book will be used by graduate courses (post
graduate) and as a reference book for scholars in sport and tourism
studies.
This volume was previously published as a special issue of the
journal "Sport in the Global Society,"
Addressing the economic aspects of ties between the United States
and Mexico, this book looks at the structural characteristics of
the border region and the flow of goods, services, capital, and
people between the two countries. The contributors describe the
cultural, economic, and demographic dimensions of the borderlands
and focus on specific issues critical to the region, among them
environmental pollution, migration, territorial issues, and the
implications of borderzone industrial growth. Finally, the authors
consider how these issues affect the national economies and
relations between the two countries.
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This volume serves to expand theory-driven understandings of active
sport tourism by showcasing five empirical studies examining a
variety of active sport tourism contexts. These include table
tennis at the World Veteran's Championships, ultramarathon,
running/cycling/triathlon, skiing/snowboarding, and a range of
issues such as active ageing and travel-related carbon footprints.
The volume also seeks to explore possibilities for future
directions in active sport tourism and act as a catalyst for
ongoing scholarly inquiry. Travelling to take part in active
sporting pursuits is growing in popularity around the world. Active
sport tourism encompasses travel to participate in a myriad sports,
as well as in competitive participatory sport events. Much of the
recent growth in active sport tourism is associated with travel to
compete in participatory sport events, notably the "big city"
international marathon events; amateur running, triathlon, and
cycling events; Masters Games; and team sport tournaments. While
the broader sport tourism research literature has tended to focus
on spectator-oriented sports events, particularly the mega events
such as the Olympic Games, it is only recently that a concerted
research agenda in active sport tourism has emerged, making this
volume innovative and relevant. This book was originally published
as a special issue of the Journal of Sport & Tourism.
Perceiving the Affordances is a personal history and intellectual
autobiography of Eleanor Gibson, the groundbreaking research
psychologist who was influential in the founding of the theory of
perceptual development. It is also a biography of her husband,
James J. Gibson, who was a major perceptual theorist and the
founder of the ecologically-oriented theory of perception. This is
the story of their lives together and how each came to make
particular contributions. This book is of interest to people who
study perception, perceptual development, infancy, developmental
psychology, and the history of psychology.
The Reading Biblical Greek Workbook is a companion resource to
Reading Biblical Greek: A Grammar for Students. The workbook breaks
up the Greek text of Mark 1-4 into manageable portions and provides
the vocabulary and grammatical assistance required for beginning
students. The Reading Biblical Greek Workbook is an integral part
of the learning experience for students, it helps them to read and
translate the Greek of the New Testament, and ultimately equips
them to read the Greek New Testament itself. The student will have
read and translated the whole of Mark 1-4 by the time they complete
the workbook
"Perceiving the Affordances" is a personal history and intellectual
autobiography of Eleanor Gibson, the groundbreaking research
psychologist who was influential in the founding of the theory of
perceptual development. It is also a biography of her husband,
James J. Gibson, who was a major perceptual theorist and the
founder of the ecologically-oriented theory of perception. This is
the story of their lives together and how each came to make
particular contributions. This book is of interest to people who
study perception, perceptual development, infancy, developmental
psychology, and the history of psychology.
This is a complete, medically reliable dictionary of congenital
malformations and disorders. As the authors explain, "Down syndrome
is the only common congenital disorder; the other defects and
disorders are rare or very rare, some having been reported fewer
than 20 times worldwide." This dictionary covers them all.
Examples: Aagenaes syndrome is due to congenital hypoplasia of
lymph vessels, which causes lymphedema of the legs and recurrent
cholestasis in infancy, and slow progress to hepatic cirrhosis and
giant-cell hepatitis with fibrosis of the portal tracts.
Acrocallosal syndrome is characterized by total or partial absence
of the corpus callosum, craniofacial dysmorphism, polydactyly, and
severe mental retardation. Other features can be retinal
pigmentation anomalies, optic atrophy, strabismus, nystagmus, cleft
lip and palate, cardiovascular anomalies, hernia, abnormal nipples,
and fits. Acrodysostosis is characterized by prenatal growth
deficiency, brachycephaly, deformities of the humerus, radius and
ulna, short and broad hands, hypoplastic maxilla, and mental
retardation.
This book, first published in 1979, is about how we see: the
environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors
and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we
are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good
for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile);
or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision
depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author
suggests that natural vision depends on the eyes in the head on a
body supported by the ground, the brain being only the central
organ of a complete visual system. When no constraints are put on
the visual system, people look around, walk up to something
interesting and move around it so as to see it from all sides, and
go from one vista to another. That is natural vision -- and what
this book is about.
Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from
their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such
as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching. We
are all familliar with the role of blood splatters or fingerprints
in solving crimes, from stories in the media of DNA testing or
other biological evidence being used as the clinching evidence to
incriminate a killer. This book lifts the lid on the equally
important evidence from plants at a crime scene, from the
incriminating presence of freshwater plants in the lungs of a
drowning victim, to rare botanical poisons in the evening gin and
tonic, to exotic trafficked flowers and drugs. In Planting Clues,
David Gibson explores how plants can help to solve crimes, as well
as how plant crimes are themselves solved. He discusses the
botanical evidence that proved important in bringing a number of
high-profile murderers such as Ian Huntley (the 2002 Shoham
Murders), and Bruno Hauptman (the 1932 Baby Lindbergh kidnapping)
to trial, from leaf fragments and wood anatomy to pollen and
spores. Throughout he traces the evolution of forensic botany, and
shares the fascinating stories that advanced its progress.
Though Elizabeth I never left England, she wrote extensively to
correspondents abroad, and these letters were of central importance
to the politics of the period. This volume presents the findings of
a major international research project on this correspondence,
including newly edited translations of 15 of Elizabeth's letters in
foreign languages.
The authors who have collaborated in writing this book have also
worked together for more than a decade in promoting Coal
Utilisation R&D. They bear a substantial responsibility for the
way the policy of the National Coal Board in this field has
developed since 1966 and, more directly, for the programme of work
at the Coal Research Establishment, Stoke Orchard, near Cheltenham.
After a period of relative neglect, R&D on Coal Utilisation has
flourished in recent years, both in extent and the importance
ascribed to it. A large amount of technical data has been obtained
from the pioneering experimental work and this will form the
foundation on which vast new industries can be based. The timing
and organisation of the application of technical information into
these new coal conversion industries represents, in the authors'
view, the most important question in the whole field of energy,
which is now widely recognised as a vital aspect of social and
economic development. The scale of the new coal utilisation
enterprises will be greater, and their success more critical, than
that of any other development in the field of energy, including
that of nuclear power or the renewable resources. This book is,
therefore, not directed specifically at technical experts in the
field of coal utilisation, and in particular it is not intended to
enlighten those who specialise in particular sections of this
technology.
Presents the challenges posed by the extremely complex,
transboundary nature of pandemics ranging from local to global
readiness, preparedness, response, and containment Introduces
readers to the broad spectrum of pandemic effects: legal, military,
economic, political, and social at the local, regional, and
international scale Provides an unvarnished and critical view of
the national and international politics of pandemic detection,
monitoring, containment, and prevention
This volume serves to expand theory-driven understandings of active
sport tourism by showcasing five empirical studies examining a
variety of active sport tourism contexts. These include table
tennis at the World Veteran's Championships, ultramarathon,
running/cycling/triathlon, skiing/snowboarding, and a range of
issues such as active ageing and travel-related carbon footprints.
The volume also seeks to explore possibilities for future
directions in active sport tourism and act as a catalyst for
ongoing scholarly inquiry. Travelling to take part in active
sporting pursuits is growing in popularity around the world. Active
sport tourism encompasses travel to participate in a myriad sports,
as well as in competitive participatory sport events. Much of the
recent growth in active sport tourism is associated with travel to
compete in participatory sport events, notably the "big city"
international marathon events; amateur running, triathlon, and
cycling events; Masters Games; and team sport tournaments. While
the broader sport tourism research literature has tended to focus
on spectator-oriented sports events, particularly the mega events
such as the Olympic Games, it is only recently that a concerted
research agenda in active sport tourism has emerged, making this
volume innovative and relevant. This book was originally published
as a special issue of the Journal of Sport & Tourism.
Thomas Hardy's first love was always poetry. It was not until 1898, when he was fifty-eight years old, having already established his reputation with fourteen novels and over forty short stories, that his first book of poetry, Wessex Poems was published. For the final thirty years of his life he abandoned fiction and devoted himself entirely to poetry. It is a tribute to his remarkable powers of creativity that he is now not only regarded as one of the most important English novelists but is also recognised as a poet of major stature and ever increasing popularity. The Complete Poems, edited by James Gibson, includes all of Hardy's prolific output of more than nine hundred poems, complemented by a detailed notes section. Collected in this single volume are his eight books of verse, all the uncollected poems, 'Domicilium' and the songs from The Dynasts. This new edition contains an additional poem, The Sound of Her.
Peter Ackroyd: The Ludic and Labyrinthine Text offers the reader
the first major critical study in English of one of Britain's most
inventive, playful and significant writers of the twentieth
century. This study playfully, yet rigorously engages with these
aspects of literary stylistics and personal and national identity
so important in Ackroyd's work. Rejecting the postmodern label
previously attached to the author, Gibson and Wolfreys provide a
consideration of all Ackroyd's writing to date, from his poetry and
critical thought, to his novels and biographies, offering an
indispensable account to anyone interested in Ackroyd and the
condition of the novel at the end of the twentieth century.
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