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Book SynopsisFrom the beginning of the eighteenth century to the high water mark of the Victorian era, the world was transformed by a technological revolution the like of which had never been seen before. Inventors, businessmen, scientists, explorers all had their part to play in the story of the Industrial Revolution and in this Brief History Thomas Crump brings their story to life, and shows why it is a chapter in English history that can not be ignored.Previous praise for Thomas Crump's A Brief History of Science:'A serious and fully furnished history of science, from which anyone interested in the development of ideas . . . will greatly profit.' A. C. Grayling, Financial Times'Provides an enduring sense of the extraordinary ingenuity that defines our relationship with nature.' Guardian'An excellent account . . Crump writes with authority.' TLSTrade ReviewA clear and concise explanation of an unwieldy but fascinating subject. * Good Book Guide *

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, the concept of dark tourism has attracted growing academic interest and media attention. Nevertheless, perspectives on and understanding of dark tourism remain varied and theoretically fragile whilst, to date, no single book has attempted to draw together the conceptual themes and debates surrounding dark tourism, to explore it within wider disciplinary contexts and to establish a more informed relationship between the theory and practice of dark tourism. This book meets the undoubted need for such a volume by providing a contemporary and comprehensive analysis of dark tourism.Trade ReviewIn this perspective-broadening text, Sharpley and Stone (and their fellow observers of the prominence of sites of death and disaster) shine informed light on the rich but undersuspected connectivities of tourism. The dark and unquenchable business of thanatourism is colourfully and critically painted in arrestive shades of cultural, political, and public significance. -- Keith Hollinshead, Professor of Public Culture,Tourism Studies, The Business School, University of Bedfordshire, UKThe book would be a fine addition to any tourism library and would be of interest to heritage planners and managers, tourism researchers, and graduate or senior undergraduate tourism students. * Paul F. Wilkinson, York University, Canada in e-Review of Tourism Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2010 *Dark tourism is a subject area that has seen substantial growth in academic attention over the past decade, beginning with Foley and Lennon's (2000) Dark Tourism: The Attraction of Death and Disaster (2000). This new text is thus the latest in a growing body of literature. The quality of research and the depth of thought that has gone into the study of this phenomenon over the past decade are fascinating. The Darker Side of Travel: The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism illustrates how research in this area has moved from the simple theoretical development and case studies presented in Foley and Lennon to an understanding the development and management of dark tourism sites. * Wayne William Smith, College of Charleston, USA. Annals of Tourism Research 37. *Table of ContentsContributors 1. Shedding light on dark tourism: an introduction - Richard Sharpley 2. Making absent death present – consuming dark tourism in contemporary society - Philip R. Stone 3. Dark tourism: mediating between the dead and the living - Tony Walter 4. Dark tourism: morality and new moral spaces - Philip R. Stone 5. Purposeful otherness: approaches to the management of thanatourism - Tony Seaton 6. (Re)presenting the Macabre: interpretation, kitschification and authenticity - Richard Sharpley and Philip R. Stone 7. Contested national tragedies: an ethical dimension - Craig Wight 8. Dark tourism and political ideology: towards a governance model - Richard Sharpley 9. ‘It’s a Bloody Guide’ - Fun, fear and a lighter side of dark tourism at The Dungeon visitor attractions, UK - Philip R. Stone 10. Battlefield tourism: bringing organised violence back to life - Frank Baldwin and Richard Sharpley 11. ‘Genocide tourism’ - John Beech 12. Museums, memorials and plantation houses in the Black Atlantic: slavery and the development of dark tourism - Alan Rice Life, Death and Dark Tourism: future research directions and concluding comments Richard Sharpley and Philip R. Stone References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this volume leading experts from different disciplines and diverse geographic regions discuss fundamental, often controversial topics in the field of tourism studies. The book attempts to understand, identify and analyse some of the perennial problems and challenges encountered by tourism researchers. The debates include topics such as the concept of the ‘tourist’, the long-term sustainability of tourism development, the growth of volunteer tourism and the vulnerability of tourism. Bringing together the collective wisdom of 37 renowned tourism scholars in a unique format, this is an important text for undergraduate and postgraduate students, tourism researchers and industry professionals.Trade ReviewThis book grabs your attention by probing into several of tourism's most intriguing and lively debates. It brings together contributions by leading tourism researchers about several of the subject's more important tensions, dilemmas, ambiguities and disputed relationships. It succeeds in encouraging readers to think more deeply and in more nuanced ways about tourism. -- Bill Bramwell, Emeritus Professor, Sheffield Hallam University, UKIn this stimulating volume, 37 leading scholars explore 11 carefully identified conceptual and definitional paradoxes of tourism. The juxtaposition of propositions with counter-arguments provides the reader with different perspectives and with highly focused insights into the knottiest of tourism problems. The search by the editor, Professor TV Singh, for scholarly convergence is challenging, worthwhile and rewarding. -- Brian King, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongThe first strength is the focus of the volume. It is not ‘‘everything tourism” and that is arguably a good thing. The coverage of topics is oriented towards tourist experience, tourism development, and planning issues with a solid substrate about sustainability (...) A second strength of the work lies in its educational value. The topics covered could serve a tourism development and planning course very well. Initial context statements, concluding remarks, and discussion questions reinforce the value of the work for students. -- Philip L. Pearce, James Cook University, Australia * Annals of Tourism Research 61 (2016) 268–278 *The book serves as a highly welcome collection of texts that help us to understand these well-selected research challenges and related nuances. We look forward to the next ‘fruits’. -- Jarkko Saarinen, University of Oulu, Finland * Annals of Leisure Research, 2016 *This book will provide the reader with an interesting insight into various tourism challenges. These are united under the umbrella of 11 theme-based chapters, which are discussed and debated across a total of 40 papers. The titles of the themes very well reflect some of the key issues of the multidisciplinary nature of tourism research. Although the editor is right in acknowledging that the first chapters are more appropriate for those at the beginning of their tourism careers (being either academic- or business-oriented), I would like to add that these are a must-read also for established researchers and practitioners, since here and then we all need to be reminded of the origin of the concepts we usually take for granted. -- Tina Šegota, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia * e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR), Vol.12, No. 5/6 2015 *The book is an accessible, well-organised, informative, and sets itself apart from other tourism issue volumes because of its unique methodology. There is critical insight here, and it is reassuring that many of the authors not only call for change, but attempt to point us in the direction for change. -- David A. Fennell, Brock University, Canada * Tourism Recreation Research, 2016 *Table of ContentsErik Cohen: Foreword Tej Vir Singh: Preface Tej Vir Singh: Introduction 1. I am a Traveller, You are a Visitor, They are Tourists; ‘But who are Post-tourists’? 1.1 Scott McCabe: Are We all Post-tourists now? Tourist Categories, Identity and Postmodernity 1.2 David Dunn: Those People were a Kind of Solution: Post-Tourists and Grand Narratives 1.3 Natan Uriely: Exploring the Post-Tourist: Guidelines for Future Research 2. Is Tourist a Secular Pilgrim or a Hedonist in Search of Pleasure? 2.1 Dan Knox and Kevin Hannam: The Secular Pilgrim: Are We Flogging a Dead Metaphor? 2.2 Peter Jan Margry: Whisky and Pilgrimage: Clearing Up Commonalities 2.3 Noel B. Salazar: To Be or Not to Be a Tourist: The Role of Concept-Metaphors in Tourism Studies 3. Do Tourists Travel for the Discovery of ‘Self’ or to Search for the ‘Other’? 3.1 Gianna Moscardo: A Journey in Search of Self and the ‘Other’? 3.2 Graham Dann: The Quest for the Self or the ‘Other’ as Motivation for Travel: Simple Choice or Spoiled for Choice? 3.3 Bob McKercher: Tourism: The Quest for the Selfish 4. Is Volunteerism a New Avatar of Travelism? 4.1 Stephen Wearing, Simone Grabowski and Jennie Small: Volunteer Tourism: Return of the Traveller 4.2 Kevin Lyons: Reciprocity in Volunteer Tourism and Travelism 4.3 Daniel Guttentag: Volunteer Tourism: Insights from the Past, Concerns about the Present and Questions for the Future 4.4 Alexandra Coghlan: Volunteer Tourism: A New Narrative between Hosts and Guests 5. Tourism’s Invulnerability: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics 5.1 Julio Aramberri: Is Tourism Vulnerable? 5.2 Richard Sharpley: Tourism and Vulnerability: A Case of Pessimism? 5.3 Carson L. Jenkins: Is Tourism Vulnerable? An Ambiguous Question 6. Vanishing Peripheries: Does Tourism Consume Places? 6.1 C. M. Hall: Elaborating Core–Periphery Relations in Tourism 6.2 David Harrison: Vanishing Peripheries and Shifting Centres: Structural Certainties or Negotiated Ambiguities? 6.3 David Weaver: Moving in from the Margins: Experiential Consumption and the Pleasure Core 6.4 Geoffrey Wall: Tourism in Peripheries 7. Tourism is More Sinned Against than Sinning 7.1 Richard Sharpley: In Defence of Tourism 7.2 Noel Scott: Original Sin: A Lack of (Tourism) Knowledge 7.3 Jim Macbeth: Tourism: The Good, the Bad and the Sinner? 7.4 Peter Smith: In Defence of Tourism: A Re-assessment 8. Is Concept of Sustainability Utopian? Ideally Perfect but Hard to Practice 8.1 Stephen McCool: Sustainable Tourism: Guiding Fiction, Social Trap or Path to Resilience? 8.2 Richard Butler: Sustainable Tourism – The Undefinable and Unachievable Pursued by the Unrealistic? 8.3 Ralf Buckley: Tourism and the Sustainability of Human Societies 8.4 David Weaver: Whither Sustainable Tourism? But First, a Good Hard Look in the Mirror 8.5 Brian Wheeller: Sustainable Tourism: Milestone or Millstone? 9. What is Wrong with the Concept of Carrying Capacity? 9.1 Ralf Buckley: Tourism Capacity Concepts 9.2 Sagar Singh: A Twist in the Tale of Carrying Capacity: Towards a Formula for Sustainable Tourism? 9.3 Gene Brothers: Tragedy of the Tourism Commons: A Need for Carrying Capacities 9.4 Simon McArthur: Why Carrying Capacity Should be a Last Resort? 10. Knowledge Management in Tourism: Are the Stakeholders Research-Averse? 10.1 Chris Cooper: Transferring Tourism Knowledge – A Challenge for Tourism Educators and Researchers 10.2 Lisa Ruhanen: Transferring Tourism Knowledge: Research on Climate Change and Sustainability 10.3 Noel Scott: A Market Approach to Tourism Knowledge 11. Tourism for Whom? – The Unmet Challenge 11.1 Richard Butler: What has Tourism Ever Done for Us? 11.2 C. M. Hall: What has Tourism Ever Done for Us? Depends Where You’re Looking from and Who’s Looking 11.3 Geoffrey Wall: Tourism has Done a Lot for Us, for Both Good and Ill 11.4 John Swarbrooke: Are we going to Use Tourism or to be Used by Tourism? Index

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Book SynopsisThis research-based monograph presents an introduction to the concept of film-induced tourism, building on the work of the seminal first edition. Many new case studies exploring the relationship between film and TV and tourism have been added and existing cases have been updated. The book incorporates studies on film studio theme parks, the impact of film-induced tourism on communities and the effect of film on tourists’ behaviour. It introduces new content including film-induced tourism in non-Western cultures, movie tours and contents tourism. The book is an essential resource for postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of tourism, film and media studies.Trade ReviewSue Beeton has produced a seminal book on film-induced tourism, describing in a clear and stimulating way how this exciting research field has evolved over the years. While different theoretical approaches to film-induced tourism are discussed, most chapters leave from a practical, business-based perspective. This combination makes her book not only interesting but highly relevant as well. -- Stijn Reijnders, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsThis edition of Sue Beeton’s book is truly the only reference you will need to understand film tourism in all its complexities and subtleties. Expanded, updated, more conceptually robust and more case studies makes the book a must read. -- Bob McKercher, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongThis new edition of Sue Beeton’s landmark volume is much more than a book on film-induced tourism studies. It is not only the world’s latest handbook to understand the puzzling phenomena of tourism in the very complex media environment of the 21st century, but also potentially one of the most important reference books to study how destination management, community planning and intercultural communication should function in the advanced information society of the future. -- Takayoshi Yamamura, Hokkaido University, JapanSue Beeton’s new edition of Film-Induced Tourism provides a necessary and fresh outlook while being simultaneously complex, well researched and entertaining. -- Ina Reichenberger, University of Wellington, New Zealand * Journal of Tourism Futures, 2018 *...this is an excellent book which succeeds in untangling the many and varied tourism aspects of film and television and effortlessly combines applied theory, academic reflection and personal insight with considerable panache. This accessible book is required reading for anyone wanting to develop research in this area and certainly for academics who are keen to incorporate film tourism within a module or indeed to develop a teaching resource around the topic. -- Simon Curtis, University of Westminster, UK * Tourism Planning & Development, 14:3, 443-445 *Owing to its scientific grounds, the book is a must-have for researchers in the field of creative industries and cultural tourism development, but its simplicity of language complemented with good practice examples makes it highly recommendable also to cultural tourism practitioners and planners. -- Daniela A. Jelincic, IRMO, Croatia * Culturelink, May 2017 *Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Second Edition Part One: Introduction to Film-Induced Tourism 1. Popular Media and Tourism 2. Perspectives on Film-Induced Tourism Part Two: Film-Induced Tourism On Location 3. Film Images and Destination Marketing 4. Film and Place Promotion 5. Effects on Tourism 6. Effects on Community 7. Film-Induced Tourism and Community Planning Part Three: Off-Location Film Studio Tourism 8. From Themed Events to Film Studios 9. Film Studio Theme Park Success and Failings Part Four: Conclusion 10. Emerging Issues and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisThis book critically explores sport-related tourism drawing on the fields of sport management, the sociology of sport, consumer behaviour, sports marketing, economic, urban and sports geography, and tourism studies. It presents multidisciplinary perspectives of sport tourism, as structured by the geographical concepts of space, place and environment. The volume offers a comprehensive update of the discussions presented in the two previous editions, recognising the significant growth in sub-elite participation sports and addresses spectator-based sport events, participation-based sport events, active sport, and sport heritage activities. It aims to advance theoretical thinking on the subject of sport tourism development and critical thinking on the interplay of local and global forces in sport and tourism development. It continues to be an important text for students and researchers in tourism studies, human geography, sports geography, sociology of sport, sports management, sports marketing and history of sport.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive text, ideal for academics and students, sees Higham and Hinch write an engaging critical appraisal of the key development characteristics of sport tourism. This updated edition retains the excellent variety of examples from across the globe. Drawing on the latest research and empirical evidence, this work is a timely reappraisal of this dynamic industry sector. * Claire Humphreys, University of Westminster, UK *This third edition gives an updated and comprehensive overview of the development of sport tourism. Its accessible style and critical insights make it not only required reading for those new to the subject, but also an invaluable source for those currently researching and working in the field. * Sean Gammon, University of Central Lancashire, UK *The third edition of Sport Tourism Development is a welcome addition to the sport tourism literature. The book considers the range and breadth of sport tourism, and it provides a nicely integrated model of sport tourism phenomena. The complex array of work in the field is coherently organized and analyzed. This edition of the book is a significant contribution to an increasingly vital realm of study. * Laurence Chalip, University of Illinois, USA *This book provides a comprehensive view of the sport tourism concepts and in-depth analyses of different factors that influence or are influenced by sport tourism development. All in all, the book provides good content for an advanced undergraduate or a master’s level course. The value of the book lies in the range of topics that it covers supported by supplemental case studies, “Focus Points,” and recommendations for practice. -- Mona Mirehie, Indiana University and Purdue University, USA * Tourism Analysis, Vol. 24 *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Case studies Focus points Case Study Contributors Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Sport Tourism in Times of Change Part 2: Foundations of Sport Tourism Development Chapter 2: The Study of Sport Tourism Chapter 3: Sport Tourism Markets Chapter 4: Development Processes and Issues Part 3: Sport Tourism Development and Space Chapter 5: Space: Location and Travel Flow Chapter 6: Place, Sport and Culture Chapter 7: Environment: Landscape, Resources and Impacts Part 4: Sport Tourism Development and Time Chapter 8: Sport and the Tourist Experience Chapter 9: Seasonality, Sport and Tourism Chapter 10: Evolutionary Trends in Sport Tourism Part 5: Conclusions Chapter 11: Shifting Goal Posts and Moving Targets: The Ever-Evolving Worlds of Sport and Tourism References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a critical account of the historical evolution of tourism through the identification and discussion of key turning points. Based on these considerations, future turning points are identified and evaluated. The volume provides a continuum between the past and future of tourism. Its central themes are the globalisation of tourism; the development of destinations; the importance of mobility and transport; the development of the modern hotel; the diversification of niche tourism and the conceptualisation of the past and future of tourism using the evolutionary paradigm in future studies. The core findings of the book provide the first perspective on how the history of tourism will shape its future.Trade ReviewAnother masterpiece from the formidable pair Yeoman and McMahon-Beattie tracing the histories of tourism through tipping points for us to learn lessons for the future. This is the book we’ve been waiting for in times of rapid change and uncertainties shedding much-needed light on possible trajectories and contemplating a more sustainable future. * Heike Schänzel, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand *This book is to tourism what science fiction is to science. It builds on tourism’s past and present to project future evolutionary scenarios. Not all will take place, but future readers will eventually be able to look back and appreciate the vision and foresight of its contributors. A must-read. * Leslie Vella, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta *The belief that the more we know about the past, the better equipped we will be for the future, resonates throughout this book. In a collection of well-crafted chapters, renowned futurist scholars capture and validate the significance of history. This innovative volume demonstrates how the current and potential future existence of our multifaceted tourism industry is persistently influenced, revolutionised and inspired by the past. * Daniel Wright, University of Central Lancashire, UK *[This book] is recommended for researchers to obtain inspiration in developing new research themes, as the chapters offer substantial turning points in the past and the future of the tourism industry. -- Brian Kee Mun Wong and Chin Hooi Ng, KDU University College, Malaysia * Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol 6, No 2, 2020 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: Does the Past Shape the Future? Part 1: Globalisation Chapter 2. Bertus van der Tuuk: History of the Future of Tourism Chapter 3. Jim Butcher: The Development of Mass Tourism Part 2: The Development of Place Chapter 4. Marie-Louise Mangion: The Historical Future of Tourism: The Case of Malta’s Policies Chapter 5. Klaus Pfatschbacher: Jules Verne as a Key to Understanding Irish Tourism Chapter 6. Brian Hay: The Growth, Decline and Resurgence of the City-State Chapter 7. Benjamin Taunay: Geohistorical Analysis of Costal Tourism in China (1841-2017) Part 3: Mobility Chapter 8. Rafael Castro, Gui Lohmann, Bojana Spasojevic, Carla Fraga and Thiago Allis: The Future Past of Aircraft Technology and Their Impact on Stopover Destinations Chapter 9. Wendy London and Wallace Farias: Forever Young and New - Cruise Tourism Chapter 10. Jonathan Hui: From Muscles to Electrons: A Technological Look at the Futures of Energy, Transport, and Tourism Part 4: The Hotel Chapter 11. Kevin James: Hotel History Chapter 12. David Williamson: Historical Employment Relations in the New Zealand Tourism Hotel Sector: From a Collective Past to an Individual Future Part 5: Diversification into Niche Tourism Chapter 13. Peter Bolan and Mihaela Ghisoiu: Film Tourism through the Ages: From Lumiére to Virtual Reality Chapter 14. Sabrina Seeler: The Evolution of the Grand Tour in the Digital Society Chapter 15. Gianna Moscardo, Laurie Murphy, Karen Hughes, Pierre Benckendorff: Shopping on the Edge: Identifying Factors Contributing to Tourist Retail Development in Heritage Villages Chapter 16. Richard Butler and Wantanee Suntikul: Tourism and Religion: Pilgrims, Tourists and Travellers - Past, Present and Future Chapter 17. Ghazali Musa and Md Moniruzzaman Sarker: History and Future of Mountaineering Tourism Chapter 18. Alastair Durie, Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: Sustainability, Ecotourism and Scotland: Concerns, Complaints Conflicts and Conservation Part 6: Evolution Chapter 19. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: Does the Past Shape the Future of Tourism? A Cognitive Map(s) Perspective

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to apply the concept of ‘contents tourism’ in a global context and to establish an international and interdisciplinary framework for contents tourism research. The term ‘contents tourism’ gained official recognition in Japan when it was defined by the Japanese government in 2005, and it has been characterised as ‘travel behaviour motivated fully or partially by narratives, characters, locations, and other creative elements of popular culture forms including film, television dramas, manga, anime, novels and computer games’. The book builds on previous research from Japan and explores three main themes of contents tourism: ‘the Contentsization of Literary Worlds’, ‘Tourist Behaviours at “Sacred Sites” of Contents Tourism’ and ‘Contents Tourism as Pilgrimage’ and draws together these key themes to propose a set of policy implications for achieving successful and sustainable contents tourism in the 21st century.Trade ReviewIn this volume, an international group of scholars rewrites the old canon of ‘contents tourism’ with impressive cultural sensitivity. Across several chapters exploring aspects of Japanese popular culture’s adherence to performance and visuality, native phenomena are examined as instances of transnational hybridisation and global cultural connectivity. An essential read for students of international popular culture, tourism and the moving image. * Rodanthi Tzanelli, University of Leeds, UK *This book reconceptualises the largely compartmentalised views of media-tourism relationships, such as film and literary tourism, advancing and encapsulating them within the socialising frame of contents tourism. The authors provide engaging insights into the formation, curation and (re)crafting of media-related narratives, variously bonding communities, media, tourists and places across the different contexts. These insights provoke new interpretations and considerations, which will benefit anyone studying contents tourism (or any tourism-media relationship). * Glen Croy, Monash University, Australia *This important book expands the concept of contents tourism, which has so far been limited mainly to the Japanese context, and shows its transnational and transmedial potential. Case studies from different cultural contexts, which refer to enthusiasm for literature, theatre, folklore or anime, illustrate the variety of paths the imagination can take – and how imaginary journeys become real tourism. * Elisabeth Scherer, University of Düsseldorf, Germany *Contents tourism is among the very few productive new ideas that has emerged in tourism studies in the past several decades. The authors in this important volume capture the dynamics of the emotional and symbolic connection of tourists to the places they visit. The chapters prove the promise of contents tourism beyond studies of the mise en scene of Japanese anime where it originated. * Dean MacCannell, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Davis, USA *This book further contributes to academia as it clarifies the term ‘contents tourism’, broadens this term from the Japanese context to a global context, links literature and tourism from a ‘contentsization’ point of view, and focuses on mediarelated narratives in tourism. From a qualitative-research point of view, the authors have contributed to this growing field of contents tourism by building their argumentation on different qualitative methods, as the following analysis illustrates. -- Zafer Öter, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Turkey * Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2021 *This book contributes greatly to our understanding of the role of popular culture and its contents for the contemporary global tourism landscape [and] provides a fresh perspective that will hopefully decrease the fragmentation of existing related research while making especially Japanese research in this area more accessible to English-speaking academia. -- Ina Reichenberger, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand * Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2021 *This collection of essays examines the phenomenon of "contents tourism" within a global context [...] In all cases, content is the unifying element of analysis rather than the platform. This interesting construct utilizes the content itself as the focus/motivator of tourism rather than the individual modality of presentation (e.g., film, theater). This is a readable, interesting, and informative study. -- S. A. Schulman, CUNY Baruch College, USA * CHOICE, Vol. 58 No. 4, Dec 2020 *Table of ContentsForeword. Sue Beeton Introduction. Takayoshi Yamamura: Contents Tourism Beyond Anime Tourism Chapter 1. Philip Seaton: The Contents Tourism of Jane Austen’s American Fans Chapter 2. Maree Thyne & Gretchen Larsen: Conceptualising Contents Brandscapes: The Brontë Brand Chapter 3. Aleksandra Jaworowicz-Zimny: The Witcher Novels and Games-inspired Tourism in Poland Chapter 4. Takayoshi Yamamura: Traveling Heidi: International Contents Tourism Induced by Japanese Anime Chapter 5. Catherine Butler: The Cotswolds and Children’s Literature in Japanese Fantasy: The Case of Castle Combe Chapter 6. Shinobu Myoki: Yōkai Tourism in Japan and Taiwan Chapter 7. Kyungjae Jang: Contents Tourism and Religious Imagination Chapter 8. Akiko Sugawa-Shimada: The 2.5-Dimensional Theatre as a Communication Site: Non-site-specific Theatre Tourism Chapter 9. Ranny Rastati: Indonesian Cosplay Tourism Chapter 10. Sueun Kim: Outbound Tourism Motivated by Domestic Films: Contentsized Koreanness in Thai movies and Tourism to Korea Chapter 11. Christopher Hood: Contents Tourism in Plane Sight Chapter 12. Stefanie Benjamin: Breaking Benjamin: A Woman’s Pilgrimage to New Mexico Chapter 13. Sue Beeton: From Banjo to Basho: Poets, Contents and Tourism Conclusions. Philip Seaton: Sustainable Contents Tourism in the 21st Century

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Book SynopsisSince the publication of the first edition of this seminal textbook, the tourism economics landscape has undergone many changes. In this concise revised edition, the authors have incorporated new approaches and ideas influencing tourism economics and policy. This includes discussions of the implications of the sharing economy and its effect on industry structure in accommodation and transport, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques that are being increasingly employed in tourism forecasting. It also includes new material on surface and marine transport, resident quality of life issues, the price mechanism, the economic contribution of tourism, tourism and economic growth, and tourism and sustainable development. It remains an important and accessible text for students, researchers and practitioners in tourism economics and tourism policy.Trade ReviewThis second edition shows that the authors have been continuously improving the relevance and readability of the text with the latest research findings in tourism economics. It is very well written and the flow and logic of the writing is appropriate and easily accessible for students, researchers and practitioners. * Haiyan Song, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong *This revised edition covers a wide range of key topics in tourism economics updated to reflect latest trends in scholarship. The book provides students and researchers with tools to understand the latest changes affecting the tourism industry globally and to support private and public sector decision making to deliver desirable economic outcomes. * Neelu Seetaram, University of Huddersfield, UK *I am pleased to recommend the second edition of Tourism Economics and Policy. This textbook is a rich resource for students, practitioners and scholars who want to enhance their knowledge and understanding on the subjects of tourism and economics. It provides a comprehensive picture of the main operations and activities in the tourism industry. * Mark Anthony Camilleri, University of Malta, Malta *Table of ContentsPart 1 Tourism Demand and Supply Chapter 1. The Demand for Tourism Chapter 2. Tourism Supply Chapter 3. The Price Mechanism Chapter 4. Tourism and Market Structure Chapter 5. Strategic Pricing in Tourism Part 2 Tourism Forecasting Chapter 6. Forecasting Tourism Demand Part 3 Tourism’s Economic Contribution and Economic Impacts Chapter 7. Economic Contribution of Tourism Chapter 8. Measuring Economic Contribution: Tourism Satellite Accounts Chapter 9. Economic Impacts of Tourism Chapter 10. Economic Evaluation of Special Events Part 4 Tourism Investment and Taxation Chapter 11. Investment by Tourism Firms Chapter 12. Investment in Tourism Infrastructure Chapter 13. Taxation of Tourism Part 5 Tourism and Transport Chapter 14. Tourism and Transport Part 6 Tourism and the Environment Chapter 15. Valuing Tourism’s Environmental Effects Chapter 16. Economic Instruments and Environmental Protection in Tourism Part 7 Tourism, Growth and Sustainability Chapter 17. Tourism and Economic Growth Chapter 18. Tourism and Sustainable Development Part 8 Destination Competitiveness Chapter 19. Destination Competitiveness Part 9 Future Directions Chapter 20. Future Directions in Tourism Economics

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the lifestyles, expectations and plans of Millennials and Generation Z and how they are redefining tourism. It demonstrates that if the tourism industry is to enjoy future growth, it must understand and meet the particular needs of these two generations. The volume explores the present and future challenges faced by the tourism industry as a result of the generational turnover, and seeks to answer the following questions: What contribution can the new generations make to the future of tourism? How are technological advancements and social networks shaping future travel trends? Can a generational perspective be useful to help the tourism industry recover from the COVID-19 crisis? The book will be of interest to researchers and students of sociology and tourism studies, as well as tourism professionals.Trade ReviewThis volume places the youngest travellers at the core of scientific reflection. Applying a generational approach to the study of tourism and elaborating on technologies, the sharing economy and gender issues in tourism, it is a timely and useful resource capturing some significant peculiarities that will shape the future of tourism. * Marina Novelli, University of Brighton, UK *This book employs sociological thought to provide a novel approach to understanding the connection between the intersectionality of past, present, and future trends in tourism. The authors present an insightful ‘snapshot’ of our current times and highlight how several external trends such as technological advances, security challenges, economic issues, and pandemic disasters are fundamentally transforming tourism beyond the tourist gaze to ultimately shape and reshape the tourism experience and the future of travel for Millennials and Gen Zers. * DeMond Miller, Rowan University, USA *[The authors] provide a timely text on research surrounding the younger generations and how they choose to engage with tourism [...] One of the most attractive aspects of this book is the potential for future research on generational impacts for tourism, especially considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors do a marvelous job suggesting key avenues of research inquiry. Libraries with tourism collections centered on intergenerational studies, international tourism, and social tourism should acquire this book. * K.M. Woosnam, University of Georgia, USA, CHOICE Vol. 60 No. 6 *Table of ContentsFabio Corbisiero, Salvatore Monaco and Elisabetta Ruspini: Introduction: Tourism at the Crossroads: Between Past, Present and Future Part 1: On the Go with the New Generations Chapter 1. Elisabetta Ruspini: Generations, Events, Experiences, Tourism Chapter 2. Salvatore Monaco: Capturing the Future Traveller Part 2: Technologies and the Sharing Economy in Tourism Chapter 3. Fabio Corbisiero: NetGen and Tourism Chapter 4. Salvatore Monaco: Towards a Sharing Generation Part 3: Generations, Gender and LGBT Issues in Tourism Chapter 5. Elisabetta Ruspini: Gender, Generations, Tourism Chapter 6. Fabio Corbisiero: LGBTQ+ and Next-Gen Tourism Fabio Corbisiero, Salvatore Monaco and Elisabetta Ruspini: Conclusion: Understanding the Present to Prepare for the Future (of Tourism) References

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Book SynopsisThis new textbook provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable tourism framed around the UN’s sustainable development goals. It examines the origins and dimensions of sustainable tourism and offers a detailed account of sustainable initiatives and management across destinations, the tourism industry, public sector and leading agencies. The book explores the principal values and priorities in sustainable development through a better understanding of values, ethics and human nature. It covers a broad range of studies from an array of disciplinary perspectives and includes learning objectives, discussion questions and international case studies throughout. It is an important text for students and researchers in tourism and sustainability.Trade ReviewThis book will surely become the standard text on sustainable tourism and remain so for a long time. It is well written and closely argued, very well referenced, and includes clear and highly relevant examples. The authors do much more than touch all the bases, they explore them in depth, and not only discuss what could be done, but how and why such actions need to be taken. * Richard Butler, Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK *It is very clear that we need to do a better job of educating people about what sustainability means for tourism. This book is an excellent addition to the resources we need for this education. In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the major elements and core concepts of relevance, it also contains numerous case studies that many readers will find of great value. Most importantly, it tackles the values, ethics and motivations needed if we are to make tourism a force for good. * Gianna Moscardo, James Cook University, Australia *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Sustainability Chapter 2. Introduction to the Ecosphere Chapter 3. Introduction to the Noösphere Chapter 4. Sustainable Tourism in Action Chapter 5. The Sustainable Destination Chapter 6. The Tourism Industry (1) Chapter 7. The Tourism Industry (2) Chapter 8. Key Agencies and Influencers of Sustainable Tourism Chapter 9. Protected Areas, Ecotourism and Sustainability Chapter 10. Cross Cutting Issues Impacting Upon Sustainable Tourism Chapter 11. Sustainable Tourism Futures Chapter 12. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCultural heritage is one of the most important tourism resources in the world. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical overview and applied knowledge of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts and management concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism. The second edition has been updated to include timely and emerging topics such as geopolitics, conflict, solidarity tourism, overtourism and climate change. It also expands on important areas such as environmental change, technology, social media, heritage economics, Indigenous knowledge and co-created experiences. This edition includes up-to-date data, statistics, references, case material, figures and pedagogical tools. It remains an important and accessible text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural and heritage tourism, cultural resource management, and museum management.Trade ReviewProfessor Dallen Timothy is one of the world’s most eminent scholars in the field of cultural heritage tourism. Using an articulate but accessible style, he covers a comprehensive range of pertinent themes from the basics of heritage management to complex issues of authenticity and the interpretation of the contested past. This book provides invaluable material for Cultural Tourism and Heritage Management courses at all levels. * Melanie Kay Smith, Budapest Metropolitan University, Hungary *This thought-provoking, comprehensive book, written by ‘unashamedly, a self-proclaimed heritage fanatic’ will assist students, scholars and practitioners to understand, conceptualize and effectively and responsibly manage cultural heritage. Those interested in participating in the academic discussion about cultural heritage tourism, recognizing it as a complex multidimensional phenomenon, must read this clear, well-structured and readable book. * Yaniv Poria, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel *Dallen Timothy's second edition of Cultural Heritage and Tourism is a must-read book on heritage, given the accessible style and breadth and depth with which the topic is dealt. The book is an up-to-date synthesis of key thinking on this area, written by an acknowledged expert on heritage tourism. * Stephen J. Page, University of Hertfordshire, UK *In compiling the second edition, Dallen J. Timothy successfully devotes space for emerging topics such as the sustainable use of cultural/heritage resources and technology […] Going forward, as the globe struggles to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, this new edition will conceptually and practically offer a holistic platform for developing transformative/restorative heritage tourism, devoted to moral values, replenishment, and the wellbeing of humanity, for better times, so that it can remain resilient and thriving during catastrophic events. -- Deepak Chhabra, Arizona State University, USA * Journal of Heritage Tourism, Vol 16 No 5 *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Plates Preface 1. Cultural Heritage and Tourism Part 1 2. Consumption of Culture: Heritage Demand and Experience 3. The Heritage Supply: Attractions and Services 4. Spatial Perspectives and Heritage Resources 5. Looking for Something Real: Heritage, Tourism and Elusive Authenticity 6. Tourism and the Politics of Heritage 7. The Need to Conserve the Past: The Impacts of Tourism 8. Protective Legislation and Conservation Organizations 9. Protecting the Past for Today: Heritage Conservation and Tourism 10. Telling the Story: Interpreting the Past for Visitors 11. Planning Principles, Sustainability and Cultural Heritage Destinations 12. Marketing the Past for Today 13. Raising Revenue and Managing Visitors Part 2 14. Museums: Keepers of the Past 15. Archaeological Sites and Ancient Monuments 16. Landscapes of the Elite and the Ordinary 17. The Industrial Past 18. Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 19. Diasporas, Roots and Personal Heritage Tourism 20. Living Heritage, Intangible Culture and Indigenous People 21. Dark Tourism: Atrocity and Human Suffering 22. Conclusions: The Future of the Past References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the cutting-edge concept of gamification in tourism. It provides a theoretical foundation for tourism gamification and discusses the concepts of gaming and gamification and their application in the tourism and hospitality industry. The chapters offer valuable insights by showcasing examples of best practice from different countries and addressing key issues of game mechanism and game design principles. They focus on areas such as game design elements, game player types and their motivation, location-based games, augmented reality and virtual reality games. The volume will be useful for students and researchers in tourism marketing, digital tourism, smart tourism and tourism futures. It also serves as a helpful tool for tourism industry practitioners looking to increase customer engagement, enhance loyalty and raise brand awareness.Trade ReviewGiven the global Covid-19 crisis, the importance of digital for travel has grown massively. Gamification adds value to digital interactions by creating more interesting and compelling digital experiences. By presenting the state of the art in both the theory and practice of gamification, this text makes a valuable contribution for anyone wanting to compete in our new and increasingly virtual travel marketplace. * Peter O'Connor, University of South Australia, Australia *Rich in theory and filled with practical cases from around the globe, this book convincingly shows how central gamification and gaming are to experience creation and persuasion in the hedonic context of tourism and hospitality. The many illustrations make it an especially engaging read! * Ulrike Gretzel, University of Southern California, USA *In hard times we must not forget the importance of having fun and enjoying life. Thus, gamification as a playful approach to interacting with systems is not only an emerging field in IT and tourism, but also a reminder not to forget the sunny side of life. I enjoyed reading this excellent collection of papers, by both well established and new researchers. * Hannes Werthner, Vienna University of Technology, Austria *Given the growing demand for co-created novel and memorable experience, and the capabilities of digitalization to support it, the book “Gamification for Tourism” is a valuable source of theoretical and empirical knowledge for tourist academicians and practitioners, who search for innovative ways to design advanced tourist experience. -- Katerina Volchek, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Germany * Information Technology & Tourism, January 2022 *The volume delivers a wealth of case studies from all over the world, including original applications and games, participation through third-party apps (e.g., Pokémon Go), and adaptations of existing technologies (e.g., geocaching) [...] Highly recommended. -- L. deLaubell, SUNY Cortland, USA * CHOICE connect, Vol. 60 No. 1 *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgements Contributors Chapter 1. Feifei Xu & Dimitrios Buhalis: Gamification in Tourism: The Cutting-Edge Trend in Tourism Part 1: Gamification Theories Chapter 2. Demos Parapanos & Eleni Michopoulou: Gamification, Game Mechanics, Game Thinking and Players' Profile and Life Cycle Chapter 3. Russell B. Williams: Understanding Games and Gamified Experiences: The MAPS-AIM Model Chapter 4. Ye (Sandy) Shen & Marion Joppe: Gamification: Practices, Benefits and Challenges Part 2: Gamification Application and Case Studies Chapter 5. Zuhal Cilingir Uk & Yaşar Gultekin: Gamification Applications in Hospitality and Airline Industries: A Unified Gamification Model Chapter 6. Marianna Sigala & Elin Nilsson: Innovating the Restaurant Industry: The Gamification of Business Models and Customer Experiences Chapter 7. Feifei Xu and Shaojin Li: Destination Marketing via Gamification: A Case Study of the Austria Adventure Game Chapter 8. Luiz Pinto Machado: Gamification and Geocaching for Tourism Destinations: Marketing Madeira, Portugal Chapter 9. Pablo Garrido-Pintado: Advergaming in Tourism: Spanish Cases Chapter 10. Russell B. Williams: Pokémon GO: Serious Leisure and Game-Playing Tourists Chapter 11. Sara MacBride-Stewart, Clare Parsons and Ilona Carati: Playfulness and Game Play: Using Geocaching to Engage Young People’s Well-being in a National Park Chapter 12. Evrim Çeltek: Gamification: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Games and Tourism Marketing Applications Chapter 13. Feifei Xu & Dimitrios Buhalis: Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides insights into the lived experiences of researchers as they negotiate the undulating terrain of the world of paradigms and seek to find their niche. Each chapter presents the journeys of postgraduate candidates, early career researchers and established scholars, starting with an overview of their paradigm, the application of the paradigm to their specific research context, and concluding with the authors reflecting on their identification with and use of the paradigm. The volume acknowledges that determining the paradigm that best aligns with a scholar’s personal ideologies and the underlying assumptions of the research can be rather daunting, challenging and perplexing to scholars who are starting their research journey. It offers an accessible exploration of research paradigms and will be a valuable resource for postgraduate researchers, emerging scholars and PhD supervisors.Trade ReviewThis book offers comprehensive guidance for emerging scholars to explore different knowledge paths. It examines several paradigms based on dominant methodologies and methods to help understand the revolutions in thinking which followed transformative discoveries. The book presents a range of beliefs, values and techniques and helps early career scholars to position their research and facilitate the mapping of their research journey. * Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK *This is a topical book that fills a gap in the tourism and hospitality literature by providing under one cover theoretical explanations and practical guidelines on how to select and implement a research paradigm. The book is equally valuable to research students, early career scholars and also scholars teaching research methods. * Marianna Sigala, University of South Australia, Australia *Among Polish methodological books there is no publication which as clearly as [this book] encourages to develop cognitive research curiosity by applying and developing already known paradigms but also by modifying them depending on the socio-cultural context of the research. The foundations are always ontology, epistemology, and methodology, but the researcher’s own sensitivity cannot be overestimated here. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for practical applications of paradigms, but the subject of their research cannot be clearly categorized. -- Rozalia Małgorzata Ligus, University of Wrocław, Poland * Kultura i Educakja 2021, No. 4 *Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Contributors Chapter 1. Anja Pabel, Josephine Pryce and Allison Anderson: Embarking on the Paradigm Journey Chapter 2. Antje R.H. Graul: Logical Positivism in Consumer Behaviour Research Chapter 3. Leonie Cassidy: The Design Science Research Paradigm: An Instantiation of Website Benchmarking Chapter 4. Anja Pabel: An Application of Quasi-Experiments to Study Humour in Tourism Settings Guided by Post-Positivism Chapter 5. Tramy Ngo, Gui Lohmann and Rob Hales: Knowledge Co-Production in Tourism and the Process of Knowledge Development: Participatory Action Research Chapter 6. Justyna Pilarska: Constructivist Paradigm and Phenomenological Qualitative Research Design Chapter 7. Yohei Okamoto: Applying the Interpretive Social Science Paradigm to Research on Tourism Education and Training Chapter 8. Josephine Pryce: An Autoethnographic Chronicle on the Ethnographic Exploration of the Nature of Hotel Work and Hospitality in Far North Queensland Chapter 9. Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta: Neo-Tribalism through an Ethnographic Lens: A Critical Theory Approach Chapter 10. Linda Colley and Sue Williamson: Navigating the Complex Variety of Feminisms Chapter 11. Ambrozio Queiroz Neto, Gui Lohmann, Noel Scott and Kay Dimmock: The Pragmatic Paradigm in Destination Competitiveness Studies: The Case of the SCUBA Diving Tourism Niche Chapter 12. Allison Anderson: Pragmatism in the Context of Urban Design and Tourism: A Multidisciplinary Study Chapter 13. Jenny H. Panchal: In Search of an Intermediate Paradigmatic Ground: Critical Realism-Post-Positivism in Understanding Tourists' Motivation and Experiences in Asian Spas Chapter 14. Philip L. Pearce: Paradigms: A Supervisor’s Perspective and Advice Chapter 15. Josephine Pryce: Into the Future: Moving Forward with Reflective Practice on Paradigms Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the roles that control, abuse, bullying and family violence can play within the tourism system. While it is generally understood that such behaviours are significant issues in society, the correlation between these types of behaviour and tourism has not been assessed in scholarly circles. The volume sets out to explain each of these behaviours within tourism industries using autoethnography as its method. This book reveals the heightened risk of family violence during family events, sporting events and in the tourism system, and explains that risks continue and can even increase after separating from a perpetrator of family violence. This is an important and under-researched area in the tourism and events literature and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in these fields, as well as family violence, social work, health and law. You can see the author's blog post about her work here: https://channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/the-dark-side-of-family-tourism/Trade ReviewThis is a deeply personal and haunting account of the effects of family violence in tourism. It provides much needed insights, taking a child-centric approach, into the underbelly of the tourism industry. A must read for any researcher trying to shatter the illusion of the benign nature of tourism and happy family holidays. * Heike Schänzel, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand *This highly original study looks at the rarely examined impact of marital pathology on family tourist behaviour. The author vividly narrates how it felt on a daily basis to live under the same roof as a violent man, and the game-playing intimidation he put on her movements, particularly during holidays. * Tony Seaton, University of Luton, UK *This book outlines how bullying, control, abuse and family violence can impact the tourism system. This is especially important for tourism managers to have awareness of so that proper systems can be considered to support staff who might be facing any of these issues. * Alastair M. Morrison, University of Greenwich, UK *Table of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Overview Overture Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Tourism System Chapter 3: Control, Abuse and Family Violence Chapter 4: Tourism Industries Chapter 5: Employment Law Impacts on Tourism Industries Chapter 6: Abuse and Bullying in Tourism Industries Chapter 7: Family Violence Spikes around Major Events Chapter 8: Family Violence at the Tourism Destination Chapter 9: Equal Shared Parental Responsibility Chapter 10: Journeys on Transit Routes with Family Violence Chapter 11: The Tourism Generating Region: Living with Abuse Chapter 12: The Tourist Chapter 13: Family Violence and Visiting Friends and Relatives Travel Chapter 14: The Great Escape Chapter 15: Conclusion Epilogue References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book employs epistemological, methodological and discursive approaches to explore the practices of tourism stakeholders in Covid-19 affected destinations and to understand and explain their everyday real-time doings and sayings. It discusses the changing practices of tourists and stakeholders at both micro and meso levels and provides a range of contexts and destination case studies offering insights into supply and demand. The issues examined in the volume will have continued implications for further study of the relationships between tourism, crises, pandemics and global travel. It will be a useful resource for researchers and students in tourism studies, geography, politics and policy, as well as sociology, history, crisis management and development studies.Trade ReviewThe global Covid-19 pandemic marks a watershed moment in recent history. Employing sociological and anthropological lenses, this timely volume helps us make sense of the pandemic’s impacts on tourism. In exploring coping strategies and robust transformations in these unique times at various sites and scales, it addresses vital questions on what the future might hold for tourism and its many stakeholders. * Freya Higgins Desbiolles, University of South Australia, Australia *This volume, with its international perspective and holistic approach, poignantly captures the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism. Its chapters cover the implications for businesses, the evolving attitudes towards spiritual tourism, and the changes facing tourism stakeholders and communities. Looking ahead, the book critically examines how the experiences of the past few years may – or may not – help guide tourism’s future. * Lynn Minnaert, Edinburgh Napier University, UK *This timely book critically analyzes the possible impact of the pandemic on the tourism industry from a business/economy perspective, while also considering the social impact on spiritual tourism, gender, and the relationship between hosts and guests in this new era of our lives. * Metin Kozak, Kadir Has University, Turkey *Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Erdinç Çakmak, Rami K. Isaac and Richard Butler: Introduction: Changing Practices of Tourism Stakeholders in Covid-19 Affected Destinations Part 1: Changes in the Subfields of the Tourism Industry Chapter 2. Marion Joppe: The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Airline Industry Chapter 3. Zahed Ghaderi, Zahra Behboodi, Faraz Sadeghvaziri and Ian Patterson: The Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Tour Operators' Business in Iran: The Role of Organisational Learning and Resiliency Chapter 4. Siamak Seyfi and C. Michael Hall: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Tourism Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): Insights from a Developing Country Perspective Part 2: Transition of Attitudes in Spiritual Tourism Chapter 5. Ricardo Nicolas Progano: The Impact of the Covid-19 on Japanese Temple Stays: The 2021 Situation Chapter 6. Daniel H. Olsen and Kiran A. Shinde: Practising Faith from Afar: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Pilgrim Behaviour Chapter 7. Nitasha Sharma: When Faith and Fear Intersect: Pilgrimage During the Covid-19 Pandemic Part 3: Perceptions and Habitus Changes of Tourism Stakeholders Chapter 8. Maree Gerke, Can-Seng Ooi and Heidi Dahles: Bourdieu on Tasmania: How Theory of Practice Makes Sense of the Emergence of Regenerative Tourism in Times of Covid-19 Chapter 9. G.K. Jayathilaka and W.H.M.S. Samarathunga: Covid-19, Tourism Structural Changes and the Habitus Adaptations at Tourist Destinations: Perspectives of Tourism Agents Chapter 10. Meghann L. Muldoon, Alexandra Witte and Yu-Hua (Melody) Xu: Gendered (Im)mobilities in China: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Women in Tourism Part 4: Emerging Perspectives on Post-Covid-19 Tourism Chapter 11. Maximiliano E. Korstanje: Questionable Hospitality: New Relations and Tensions Between Hosts and Guests After Covid-19 Chapter 12. Philipp Wassler: Covid-19 and the Host Community: Towards an Uncertain Future? Chapter 13. Phoebe Everingham: Rethinking Tourism for the Long-Term: Covid-19 and the Paradoxes of Tourism Recovery in Australia Chapter 14. Rami K. Isaac, Erdinç Çakmak and Richard Butler: Conclusion: Reflections and Revanche Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers traditional perspectives on shopping and tourism and updates current thinking in relation to experiences, and internal and external forces that affect retail change and shopping behaviour. It provides empirical examples on current issues, opportunities, challenges and paradigms in the relationship between shopping and tourism.

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Book SynopsisThis volume considers world-making as the intersection of the fan pilgrimage experience and the responses of destinations. It critically examines the emerging field of popular culture tourism and its close connection with fan studies and placemaking. The chapters illustrate how different destinations capitalise on expressive cultural practices to attract fan tourists, the processes involved in their tourismification, and the outcomes for both visitors and local communities. The book establishes a common ground for the comprehensive and critical study of popular culture tourism development and fandom. It integrates theory and practice and provides evidence-based recommendations for popular culture destinations. It is a useful resource for researchers in tourism management, fandom, pop culture and media studies, as well as for those working in the tourism industry.Trade ReviewThe entanglements between popular culture and tourism are increasingly shaping places and leisure mobility patterns. The editors of this book have curated a compelling collection of emergent spatial imaginaries and rekindled placemaking practices to showcase tourism transformations in the Anthropocene. Solidly grounded in interdisciplinary domains, this volume will be of interest to both tourism and place marketers, as well as consumer culture scholars at large. * Szilvia Gyimóthy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark *This arresting book examines the expressive practices of popular culture that craft tourism realities. The editors’ compelling perspective guides critical exploration of what popular-culture fans desire and how communities respond to intended and unintended tourism changes. The expert authors critically interrogate contested tourism world-making emerging from various popular culture expressions, including musicians, manga, film, and Indigenous responses to colonial invasion. A must-read for anyone researching popular culture–tourism relationships. * Glen Croy, Monash University, Australia *This engaging book offers a wide-ranging approach to the diverse and rich interrelations between popular culture and tourism, both online and onsite, varying from battlefield tourism, scholarly-virtual pilgrimage and fan travel vlogs to baseball tourism. I particularly liked how the authors address the important role and perspective of fans in all these cultural practices. * Stijn Reijnders, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands *Table of ContentsContributors Prologue Chapter 1. Vassilios Ziakas, Christine Lundberg and Maria Lexhagen: Introduction to Popular Culture Destinations: Contexts, Perspectives and Insights Part 1: Fandoms and Popular Culture Tourism Placemaking Chapter 2. Warwick Frost and Jennifer Frost: Commemorating Rock Stars: Exploring Fan Interactions at AC/DC and Chrissie Amphlett Lanes, Melbourne, Australia Chapter 3. Timo Thelen and Sangkyun Kim: The Emergence of Fan Pilgrimage Sites – Unintended and Intended Part 2: Heritage and Pilgrimage Journeys of Fans Chapter 4. Michael Fagence: 'Walking Battlefield Sites': An Experience of Secular Pilgrimage Chapter 5. Tatiana Chekalina, Maria Lexhagen, Christopher Hoffman and Gustav Grönskog: Gloomy or Exciting: Image, Engagement and Violent TV Drama in a Heritage Destination Setting Chapter 6. O. Hugo Benavides: Heritage and Pilgrimage Journeys in Hawaii: Where the Secular and Sacred Intersect Part 3: Digitalisation in Popular Culture Destinations Chapter 7. Lincoln Geraghty: Wish It Were Here: Fan Travel Vlogs as Virtual Spaces of Popular Culture Tourism Chapter 8. Kelly Palmer and Glen Thomas: @Bluey_Locations: The Brisbane Local as Bluey Tourist Chapter 9. Wen (Stella) Tian, Christine Lundberg and Alkmini Gkritzali: Millennials' Responses to Popular Culture-Induced Visual and Verbal Cues: An Eye-Tracking Investigation Part 4: Popular Culture Tourism Spaces and Imaginaries of the World Chapter 10. Nicholas Wise: (Re)Celebrating Baseball’s Rural Nostalgia: Placemaking and Touristification in the Cornfields of Iowa Chapter 11. Rodanthi Tzanelli: Climate Disaster Films and Scholarly-Virtual Pilgrimage to Viable Planetary Futures Epilogue Chapter 12. Vassilios Ziakas, Christine Lundberg and Maria Lexhagen: Conclusions for Popular Culture Tourism Research: Progress and Problematics Index

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Book SynopsisThe Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) model is one of the most cited articles in the tourism literature, and since its publication has continued to be frequently quoted and utilised by academics and those in the tourism industry. Over the past 40 years it has been subject to widespread application and discussion, as well as elaboration, modification and criticism. This book provides a final overview of the use and contribution of the model, its strengths and weaknesses, and particularly its relevance in the 21st century in the context of problems such as overtourism and disasters, including the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors represent a mixture of senior academics, all of whom have used the TALC in their research, and younger scholars who have also used and modified the model. The final section considers revisions and concludes with a new version of the model.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides multi-layered and nuanced perspectives on how drivers of change may influence cultural tourism on a global, national and local level. As such, it contributes to a greater understanding of how cultural tourism will be governed, performed and experienced within a volatile, uncertain and complex future environment.

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Book Synopsis Exchanges have always had more than economic significance: values circulate and encounters become institutionalized. This volume explores the changing meaning of the circulation of second-hand goods from the Renaissance to today, and thereby examines the blurring of boundaries between market, gifts, and charity. It describes the actors of the market - official entities such as corporations, recognized professions, and established markets but also the subterranean circulation that develops around the need for money. The complex layers that not only provide for numerous intermediaries but also include the many men and women who, as sellers or buyers, use these circulations on countless occasions are also examined.Trade Review “[This volume] gathers a rich collection of rigorous essays based on case studies. The topics selected exemplify the recent trends in social history, which reveal new areas for research.” · Sixteenth Century Journal “…this volume offers an array of insights into the multifaceted means employed to construct material advantage…and into a creative management that took many forms and varied across time.” · Journal of Social HistoryTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Laurence Fontaine Chapter 1. Second-hand Dealers in the Early Modern Low Countries: Institutions, Markets and Practices Harald Deceulaer Chapter 2. Using Things as Money: An Example from Late Renaissance Rome Renata Ago Chapter 3. Prostitution and the Circulation of Second-hand Goods in Early Modern Rome Tessa Storey Chapter 4. “The Magazine of All Their Pillaging”: Armies as Sites of Second-hand Exchanges during the French Wars of Religion Brian Sandberg Chapter 5. The Exchange of Second-hand Goods between Survival Strategies and “Business” in Eighteenth-century Paris Laurence Fontaine Chapter 6. Uses of the Used: The Conventions of Renewing and Exchanging Goods in French Provincial Aristocracy Valérie Pietri Chapter 7. The Scope and Structure of the Nineteenth-century Second-hand Trade in the Parisian Clothes Market Manuel Charpy Chapter 8. “What Goes ’Round Comes ’Round”: Second-hand Clothing, Furniture and Tools in Working-class Lives in the Interwar USA Susan Porter Benson Chapter 9. Moving On: Overlooked Aspects of Modern Collecting Jackie Goode Chapter 10. The Second-hand Car Market as a Form of Resistance Bernard Jullien Chapter 11. Utopia Postponed? The Rise and Fall of Barter Markets in Argentina, 1995–2004 Ruth Pearson Chapter 12. Charity, Commerce, Consumption: The International Second-hand Clothing Trade at the Turn of the Millennium – Focus on Zambia Karen Tranberg Hansen Conclusion Laurence Fontaine Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis Despite the consensus that economic diplomacy played a crucial role in ending the Cold War, very little research has been done on the economic diplomacy during the crucial decades of the 1970s and 1980s. This book fills the gap by exploring the complex interweaving of East–West political and economic diplomacies in the pursuit of détente. The focus on German chancellor Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik reveals how its success was rooted in the usage of energy trade and high tech exchanges with the Soviet Union. His policies and visions are contrasted with those of U.S. President Richard Nixon and the Realpolitik of Henry Kissinger. The ultimate failure to coordinate these rivaling détente policies, and the resulting divide on how to deal with the Soviet Union, left NATO with an energy dilemma between American and European partners—one that has resurfaced in the 21st century with Russia’s politicization of energy trade. This book is essential for anyone interested in exploring the interface of international diplomacy, economic interest, and alliance cohesion.Trade Review “In both narrative and interpretation Lippert offers a persuasive story… it is a solid contribution to our understanding of a crucial part of Cold War history.” · Journal of Cold War Studies “Economic relations between Western countries and the Soviet Union during the 1970s are hardly researched. Werner Lippert has to be credited for tackling this deficit and writing a well researched and readable book that challenges conventional wisdoms and raises provocative points. Whereas East–West trade and economics have so far been at the far margins of most historiography of Ostpolitik, Lippert places it front and centre.” · European History Quarterly “The book addresses an important subject (‘détente’) and one in which there is considerable interest…It balances well politics, economics, and the personalities/mindsets of the principal figures (Brandt, Nixon, and Kissinger).” · Robert Mark Spaulding, University of North CarolinaTable of Contents Prelude Chapter 1. Détente, Trade, and the Alliance in the 1960s. Pro-American Ostpolitik – nothing but East-West trade Kennedy’s Use of East-West trade as a Political Tool The Busted Pipeline Deal of 1962 Johnson’s Ambivalence to East-West trade Brandt’s Ostpolitik is forming Chapter 2. Of Honeymoons and Idealism (1968-1970) Nixon’s Vision of a Responsible Europe Exploring Osthandel in 1968/9 Domestic and International Dissent to a new Osthandel Nixon’s concepts on East-West trade Initial Ostpolitik: Brandt’s Honeymoon Period The first Gas-Pipeline Deal The Inter–German Summit Meeting: The Rude Awakening The German-American Summit on >Ostpolitik in April 1970 Eastern Dilemmas with Détente Chapter 3. Westhandel and the Alliance (1970-1972) The Need for Soviet Westhandel Western Imports: The Kama River Plant Soviet Exports: Energy Resources The German Paradigm Shift of the Soviet Union towards a “Normal” State Using Westhandel as a Wedge in NATO Clashes within the Alliance over East-West Trade West Berlin, Trade, and the Eastern Treaties An Independent West-German Diplomacy? Chapter 4. The Origins of NATO’s Energy Dilemma (1972-1974) Superpower Détente Systemic Shifts in the Soviet Union Ostpolitik in the Crossfire The Brezhnev Summits in Germany and the U.S. Cementing Superpower Detente and the Middle East Crisis The Transatlantic Rift Emerges Reviving West European-Soviet Trade Chapter 5. Helsinki and the Fall of Détente (1975-1982) The Blessing and the Curse West Germany as the Villain Ford’s Lack of Direction Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Campaign Afghanistan Crisis and Carter’s Embargo Reagan’s Push for Alliance Solidarity Conclusion: A Permanent Energy Dilemma for the West? Bibliography Notes

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Book Synopsis Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world’s prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed by a fusion of new and old forces of production, as the international sugar economy incorporated production areas in Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. Sugar’s global economic importance and its intimate relationship with colonialism offer an important context for probing the nature of colonial societies. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era.Trade Review “The book is an invaluable contribution to the study of the political economies of these regions and offers fresh perspectives on metropolis-colony interactions. It challenges the Euro/US-centric historiography…[it] introduces the reader to a variety of archival sources.” · The Newsletter of the International Institute for Asian StudiesTable of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Sidney W. Mintz Chapter 2. Sugarlandia Revisited: Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800 to 1940, An Introduction Ulbe Bosma, Juan Giusti-Cordero and G. Roger Knight Chapter 3. Technology, Technicians and Bourgeoisie: Thomas Jeoffries Edwards and the Industrial Project in Sugar in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Java G. Roger Knight Chapter 4. An Anatomy of Sugarlandia: Local Dutch Communities and the Colonial Sugar Industry in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Java Arthur van Schaik and G. Roger Knight Chapter 5. Sugar and Dynasty in Yogyakarta Ulbe Bosma Chapter 6. Hybridity, Colonial Capitalism and Indigenous Resistance: The Case of the Paku Alam in Central Java Sri Margana Chapter 7. ‘A Teaspoon of Sugar ...’: Assessing the Sugar Content in Colonial Discourse in the Dutch East Indies, 1880 to 1914 Joost Coté Chapter 8. Sugar, Slavery and Bourgeoisie: The Emergence of the Cuban Sugar Industry Manuel Barcia Chapter 9. The Spanish Immigrants in Cuba and Puerto Rico: Their Role in the Process of National Formation in the Twentieth Century (1898 to 1930) Jorge Ibarra Chapter 10. Compradors or Compadres? ‘Sugar Barons’ in Negros (The Philippines) and Puerto Rico under American Rule Juan Giusti-Cordero Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFounded in 1895 under the aegis of R.H. Lea, the company originally built cycles and motorcycles but, by the 1920s, was established as a manufacturer of high quality sporting cars. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Lea-Francis specialized in medium-sized cars built with care and the best quality components. Successful in motorsports, "Leaf" was an innovative company, but a lack of regard for good business principles led to fluctuating fortunes throughout the company's long life. This text tells the story of the firm.Trade ReviewBarrie Price's comprehensive account of Lea-Francis ultimately presents a very accurate and realistic portrait of a car manufacturer that traded more on its racing prowess than its manufacturing competence. This is a fascinating insight into a famous marque with exceptional depth and a human touch.- Classic Car Weekly

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Book SynopsisSrikumar Rao teaches a hugely popular course at both London and Columbia Business Schools. He helps his students define their personal ethics and goals, and how to reach them, and starts them on a journey that will last them a lifetime. Now, in this extraordinary book, Dr Rao's unique approach is available to a far wider audience.Using his own unconventional methods, including exercises and lessons adapted from many traditions, he explains how to:* Work out who you are, and where you are going* Find out how you really view the world* Discover the joy of effortless action* Sharpen your ability to focus* Discover true freedom and happinessAre You Ready to Succeed? is in a different league altogether from most business books already on offer. If you too would like to be in another league, this fresh, accessible and groundbreaking guide to a meaningful and successful life is the one for you.Trade ReviewSrikumar Rao is one of the greatest teachers I have ever met. He has made a wonderful difference in many people's lives - including mine - and this book can make a wonderful difference in yours. Are YOU ready to succeed? If you are - read this book! * Marshall Goldsmith, editor of The Leader of the Future and Coaching for Leadership *Indispensable. Professor Rao's book is a great gift to leaders everywhere. I treasure it. * Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, Leader to Leader Institute *I was struck by Professor Rao's scholarship, the lucidity and simplicity of his message, the power of his articulation and of course his walking the talk, when it came to the values he propounded in his class. * N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys Technologies *Professor Rao's course is not just an ethics course; it is a forum for self-exploration -- N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys Technologies

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Book SynopsisEvery significant choice, every important decision we make, is determined by our perception of time. This is the most influential force in our lives, yet we are virtually unaware of it. In this fascinating book, the award-winning past president of the American Psychological Association, Philip Zimbardo, and his co-author, John Boyd, show how:- the way you perceive time is as unique as your fingerprints- these individual time perspectives shape your life, and the world around you- you can change the way you perceive time, so you get the most out of every minute- if you don't, the power of time in the modern world is so immense that it will take its toll on youThe Time Paradox is a highly readable, stimulating look at a subject that absorbs us all.Trade ReviewComprehensive, admirably clear, and a delightful read * Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan *Reveals how to better use your most irreplaceable resource, based on solid science and timeless wisdom * Martin Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness *Compelling and practical * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisPaul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics, shows how today's crisis parallels the events that caused the Great Depression - and explains what it will take to avoid catastrophe.In 1999, in The Return of Depression Economics, Paul Krugman surveyed the economic crises that had swept across Asia and Latin America, and warned that those crises were a warning for all of us: like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics, the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression were making a comeback.In the years that followed, as Wall Street boomed and financial wheeler-dealers made vast profits, the international crises of the 1990s faded from memory. But now depression economics has come to America: when the great housing bubble of the mid-2000s burst, the U.S. financial system proved as vulnerable as those of developing countries caught up in earlier crises - and a replay of the 1930s seems all too possible. In this new, greatly updated edition of The Return of Depression Economics, Krugman shows how the failure of regulation to keep pace with an increasingly out-of-control financial system set the United States, and the world as a whole, up for the greatest financial crisis since the 1930s. He also lays out the steps that must be taken to contain the crisis, and turn around a world economy sliding into a deep recession. Brilliantly crafted in Krugman's trademark style-lucid, lively, and supremely informed - this new edition of The Return of Depression Economics will become an instant cornerstone of the debate over how to respond to the crisis.

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Book SynopsisEdited with an introduction by ROBERT SKIDELSKY'Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance'John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist, and one of the most influential thinkers, of the twentieth century. He overturned the orthodoxy that markets were optimally self-regulating, and instead argued for state intervention to ensure full employment and economic stability. This new selection is the first comprehensive single-volume edition of Keynes's writings on economics, philosophy, social theory and policy, including several pieces never before published. Full of irony and wit, they offer a dazzling introduction to a figure whose ideas still have urgent relevance today.Trade Review“The essential Keynes cannot be sketched in a chart or mechanized, and we are the worse for it. But Robert Skidelsky has done us a service by putting it in a handy book.” – The Times Literary Supplement

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Book Synopsis*Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Award for Graphic Novels*'A love letter to gaming in all its forms - from board games, to role-play, to virtual reality and video games. For fans of gaming, this is the perfect read. For those new to gaming, it is the perfect introduction' The ScotsmanA thrilling illustrated journey through the history of video games and what they really mean to usPac-Man. Mario. Minecraft. Doom.Ever since he first booted up his brother's dusty old Atari, comic artist Edward Ross has been hooked on video games. Years later, he began to wonder: what makes games so special? Why do we play? And how do games shape the world we live in?This lovingly illustrated book takes us through the history of video games, from the pioneering prototypes of the 1950s to the modern era of blockbuster hits and ingenious indie gems. Exploring the people and politics behind one of the world's most exciting art-forms, Gamish is a love letter to something that has always been more than just a game.Trade ReviewGamish is a fascinating read. Insights for anyone who games, and revelations for those who don't -- Val McDermidFascinating, revealing and thoughtful ... Ross constructs loving, pastel-coloured visual narrative around titles such as Metroid, Doom and Papers Please, exploring not just the timeline of games but also the culture that makes and consumes them -- Keith Stuart * Guardian *A love letter to gaming in all its forms - from board games, to role-play, to virtual reality and video games. For fans of gaming, this is the perfect read. For those new to gaming, it is the perfect introduction -- Hannah Sycamore * The Scotsman *A very fast paced and entertaining read * Metro *Gamish is warm, it has a sense of fun and humour and importantly it has a lot of optimism for the media and for the way it can empower all sorts of people (the book takes pains to include a lot of diversity in the characters we see, which again I appreciated greatly), and right now that feels like a wonderful, uplifting notion to leave the readers on -- Joe Gordon * Down the Tubes *I'm adding non-fiction comic book Gamish to my Christmas list. It's a graphical history of gaming, with an emphasis less on the technological beats of the last 40 years, and more on the games themselves and the culture surrounding them -- Colin Campbell

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Book Synopsis'The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a system to financially reward general practices for providing quality care to their patients. It is a fundamental part of the GMS contract, introduced in April 2004. QOF is estimated to have saved up to 10,000 lives a year since its introduction - ' - From the Preface Filled with practical guidance and tips, this book explains everything you need to do in order to score 'maximum' on all the clinical indicators in the QOF. Using tables and lists, it details areas such as setting up a disease register, ensuring that you have an accepted definition of the condition, arranging a practice meeting to discuss registers and motivating team members to use and think about templates as well as cross-checking hospital letters and discharges summaries, conducting a repeat prescription search, actively screening at-risk patients and ensuring an efficient call and recall system. These are the basic rules which apply to any and every clinical indicator. Offering guidance on and insight into the origins of different targets, possible shortfalls, and ways to implement change and improve scores, this easy-to-read book is vital for all general practitioners, GP Commissioners, QOF assessors, and PCT QOF teams. Practice nurses, who are often relied upon to maintain QOF standards, will find the information essential. GP Registrars, medical students, Pharmacists, Health Care Assistants and Practice Managers will also find much of interest.Table of ContentsQOF Clinical Indicators 2009/10. How to Achieve Maximum QOF Points. QOF - good or bad? New Quality Indicators 2011/12. Points and Pounds. Asthma. Atrial Fibrillation. Cancer. Cardiovascular Disease - Primary Prevention. Coronary Heart Disease - Secondary Prevention. Chronic Kidney Disease. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Dementia. Depression. Diabetes Mellitus. Epilepsy. Ethnicity. Heart Failure. Hypertension. Hypothyroidism.

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Book SynopsisPRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AFTER HEART DISEASE AND CANCER. In his latest ground-breaking book, Peter C Gotzsche exposes the pharmaceutical industries and their charade of fraudulent behaviour, both in research and marketing where the morally repugnant disregard for human lives is the norm. He convincingly draws close comparisons with the tobacco conglomerates, revealing the extraordinary truth behind efforts to confuse and distract the public and their politicians. The book addresses, in evidence-based detail, an extraordinary system failure caused by widespread crime, corruption, bribery and impotent drug regulation in need of radical reforms. "The main reason we take so many drugs is that drug companies don't sell drugs, they sell lies about drugs. This is what makes drugs so different from anything else in life...Virtually everything we know about drugs is what the companies have chosen to tell us and our doctors...the reason patients trust their medicine is that they extrapolate the trust they have in their doctors into the medicines they prescribe. The patients don't realise that, although their doctors may know a lot about diseases and human physiology and psychology, they know very, very little about drugs that hasn't been carefully concocted and dressed up by the drug industry...If you don't think the system is out of control, please email me and explain why drugs are the third leading cause of death...If such a hugely lethal epidemic had been caused by a new bacterium or a virus, or even one-hundredth of it, we would have done everything we could to get it under control." FROM THE INTRODUCTIONTable of ContentsForeword by Richard Smith. Foreword by Drummond Rennie. About the author. Introduction. Confessions from an insider. Asthma deaths were caused by asthma inhalers. Shady marketing and research. Organised crime, the business model of big pharma. Hoffman-La Roche, the biggest drug pusher. Hall of Shame for big pharma. The crimes are repetitive. It's organised crime. Very few patients benefit from the drugs they take. Clinical trials, a broken social contract with patients. Conflicts of interest at medical journals. The corruptive influence of easy money. What do thousands of doctors on industry payroll do? Seeding trials. Rent a key opinion leader to 'give advice'. Rent a key opinion leader to 'educate'. Hard sell. Clinical trials are marketing in disguise. Ghostwriting. The marketing machine. Hard sell ad nauseam. Highly expensive drugs. Excesses in hypertension. Patient organisations. NovoSeven for bleeding soldiers. Impotent drug regulation. Conflicts of interest at drug agencies. Corruption at drug agencies. The unbearable lightness of politicians. Drug regulation builds on trust. Inadequate testing of new drugs. Too many warnings and too many drugs. Public access to data at drug agencies. Our breakthrough at the EMA in 2010. Access to data at other drug agencies. Deadly slimming pills. Neurontin, an epilepsy drug for everything. Merck, where the patients die first. Fraudulent celecoxib trial and other lies. Marketing is harmful. Switching cheap drugs into expensive ones in the same patients. Novo Nordisk switches patients to expensive insulin. Astra-Zeneca switches patients to expensive me-again omeprazole. Blood glucose was fine but the patients died. Novo Nordisk interferes with an academic publication. Psychiatry, the drug industry's paradise. Are we all crazy or what? Psychiatrists as drug pushers. The chemical imbalance hoax. Screening for psychiatric disorders. Unhappy pills. Prozac, a terrible Eli Lilly drug turned into a blockbuster. Exercise is a good intervention. Further lies about happy pills. Pushing children into suicide with happy pills. Glaxo study 329. Concealing suicides and suicide attempts in clinical trials. Lundbeck's evergreening of citalopram. Antipsychotic drugs. Zyprexa, another terrible Eli Lilly drug turned into a blockbuster. The bottomline of psychotropic drugs. Intimidation and threats to protect sales. Busting the industry myths. General system failure calls for a revolution. Our drugs kill us. How much medicine do we really need and at what cost? For-profit is the wrong model. Clinical trials. Drug regulatory agencies. Drug formulary and guideline committees. Drug marketing. Doctors and their organisations. Patients and their organisations. Medical journals. Journalists. Having the last laugh at big pharma. Money don't smell. Creating diseases. Index.

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Book SynopsisA green-fingered gardener, Amy Stewart has always delighted in the sight of freshly cut flowers, but she grew increasingly curious and uneasy about the journey those flowers take to reach her bouquet. In Gilding the Lily, Stewart introduces us to the people, places and plants that make up this multi-million-pound industry, from a lily grower in the American Northwest to the rose fields of Ecuador and the tulip greenhouses in Holland. Gilding the Lily is a page-turning enquiry into the controversial practices that lie behind each bloom, including the treatment of the workers in the fields and greenhouses, the issue of patenting and the use of pesticides, and the financial forces that drive the quest for the "perfect" flower. It is also a wonderful story about the romance and the reality of growingand cultivating flowers.Trade ReviewRevealing on how your supermarket roses get to you, why they don't smell anymore, and other controversial practices * Bookseller *Stewart does an admirable job ... some first- rate reportage -- Charles Elliott * Literary Review *I also heartily recommend Amy Stewart's very readable book, Gilding the Lily, wherein she inquires extensively into the world of commercial flower growing: including matters such as worker conditions, air miles, plant breeding, patenting, pesticides, and the reason why flowers don't smell any more -- Jane Powers * Irish Times *It is interesting to learn of ancient concerns about the distorting effects of flower production -- Geoff Simons * Morning Star *An informative guide to the global cut flower trade * Amateur Gardening *Amy Stewart goes inside the cut flower business ... and reveals the stories behind the world's favourite lily and the search for a blue rose * Choice Magazine *One of the quirkiest books of the last quarter * Oldie *

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Book SynopsisAt a moment when a new generation of power stations and weapons are being developed, Fallout is a measured and fascinating exploration of our most misunderstood energy source and asks: what can we learn from our past mistakes, and what role should nuclear play in our future? Hiroshima. Bikini Atoll. Windscale. Chernobyl. Fukushima. These names no longer denote a place, but a disaster. In a few syllables, they evoke the heights of human ingenuity clashing with the worst of human error. Individually, each place has its own sobering story to tell; together, they form a timeline of the nuclear age. In this compelling and deeply researched book, Fred Pearce investigates the greatest nuclear incidents and accidents of the past 80 years by visiting their now iconic landscapes. He tours former power stations and abandoned testing sites in the company of scientists and engineers, and in previously toxic wastelands, where radioactive wolves now stalk the streets and genetically-malformed flora blooms, he witnesses the surprising resilience of nature. As well as the physical legacy, Pearce also considers the psychological impact of these disasters. Amid rumours of state cover-ups, corporate deception, and hushed-up medical epidemics, Pearce weighs the evidence on either side of the argument to disentangle the facts from the fear.

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Book SynopsisThe follow-up to global bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There (the Amazon.com no.1 bestseller for 2007 on Leading People) addresses the vital phases of gaining mojo (tough), maintaining it (tougher) and recapturing it after you lose it (toughest of all, but not impossible) This is vital in any competitive arena, whether business, sport or politics. Goldsmith draws on new research, as well as his extensive experience with corporate teams and top executives, to provide compelling case studies throughout. Readers will learn the 26 powers that are within us all and will come away with a new, hyper-effective technique to define, track and ensure future success for themselves and their organisations. Goldsmith's one-on-one training usually comes with a six-figure price tag. Now his advice is available without the hefty fee.Trade ReviewEasy to read, engrossing and inspiring * Gulf Business *Well-organized and practical, with lots of tools that can help you be more successful and happier in life * Toronto Globe and Mail *

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Book SynopsisTHE GAME-CHANGING BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BEING MORTAL Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people. But avoidable failures are common, and the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it - correctly, safely or efficiently. In this groundbreaking book, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. Whether you're following a recipe, investing millions of dollars in a company or building a skyscraper, the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives, and Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery survival rates. Fascinating and enlightening, The Checklist Manifesto shows how the simplest of ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field.Trade ReviewIt has been years since I read a book so powerful and so thought-provoking ... Gawande is a gorgeous writer and storyteller, and the aims of this book are ambitious -- Malcolm GladwellRiveting and thought-provoking -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *A welcome book ... packed with vivid writing, heart-stopping anecdotes and statistical surprises * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisWe make decisions, and these decisions make us and our organisations. And in theory, decision-making should be easy: a problem is identified, the decision-makers generate solutions, and choose the optimal one - and powerful mathematical tools are available to facilitate the task. Yet if it is all so simple why do organisations, both private and public sector, keep making mistakes - the results of which are borne by shareholders, employees, taxpayers and ultimately society at large? This guide to decision making. by leading decision science academic Helga Drummond, aims to improve decision-making in organisations. It explores how and why decisions go awry in the first place - and offers practical advice on what decision-makers can do to counter the psychological, social and other forces that can undermine individual judgment and pull organisations off course. Full of examples of good and bad decision-making from around the world, it will make readers think more clearly about decisions big and small.

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Book SynopsisStories have always had the power to move, but it has only recently become clear that purposeful stories - those created with a specific mission in mind - are essential in persuading others to support a vision or cause. For Peter Guber, what began as a knack for telling stories as one of the world's leading entertainment executives has evolved into a set of principles that anyone can use to achieve their goals - whatever you do in life, you need to be able to tell a good story. In Tell to Win Guber explains how to move beyond PowerpPoint slides and spreadsheets to create purposeful stories that can serve as powerful calls to action. He reveals the best way to get noticed, how to turn passive listeners into active participants, and how technology can be used to ensure audience commitment. Featuring wisdom from Guber's meetings with (and lessons from) everyone from Nelson Mandela to YouTube founder Chad Hurley, and Muhammed Ali to Steven Spielberg (who he tutored in making films), Tell to Win entertainingly shows how to craft, deliver and own a story that is capable of turning others into viral advocates for your goal.Trade ReviewPeter Guber demonstrates that telling purposeful stories is the best way to persuade, motivate, and convince who you want to do what you need. -- President Bill ClintonWonderful ... part business text, part entertainment memoir ... the book is crammed with entertaining examples -- Philip Delves Broughton * FT *If anyone knows how to survive in business, it's Peter. This book is a manual for that. It gives you the two keys to success - first, everything starts with a good story, and second, don't drop names (actually Frank Sinatra told me that). -- George ClooneyWhether you're running a business or navigating a career, Tell to Win is the ultimate guide to enlisting the power of narrative to do good and do well. -- Daniel Pink, bestselling author of Drive

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