Industry

This is the first book in English to offer an overview of the development of the sport industry in Spain and Portugal, examining the social, econom...

Critical and radical perspectives have been central to the emergence of the sociology of sport as a discipline in its own right. This ground-breaki...

In the constant deluge of media coverage on Islam, Muslims are often portrayed as terrorists, refugees, radicals, or victims, depictions that erode...

Aviation is one of the most widely talked about industries in the global economy and yet airlines continue to present an enigma. Between 2010 and 2...

Better Broadcast Writing, Better Broadcast News teaches students how to write with the conversational simplicity required for radio and TV. This te...

The Impact of Soviet Shipping (1987) is a detailed analysis of the operations and impact of Soviet shipping. Using new data sources and drawing on ...

In the timber plantations in northeastern South Africa, laborers work long hours among tall, swaying lines of eucalypts, on land once theirs. In 20...

Entrepreneurship is the engine that drives any successful industry or economy. In the rapidly evolving hospitality, tourism and leisure sector worl...

'Stats to Go' is a user-friendly guide for hospitality, leisure and tourism students who need to learn statistics and statistical techniques. 'Sta...

From this experience, Lawrence J. Ouellet has the advantage of a rare perspective and a profound understanding of the two fundamental questions he ...

Between 1870 and 1942, successive generations of Asians and Asian Americans—predominantly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino—formed the predominant b...

This timely and innovative book offers an introduction to a range of creative methods, providing both empirical and conceptual guidance. Based upon...

First published in 1937, this collection presents a series of vignettes on Japanese life and thought, taken from 25 years of the author's work for ...

A comprehensive guide to public sector collaboration with private and nonprofit organizations for better service delivery Governing Cross-Sector C...

An in-depth exploration of the political economy of the Chinese technology company Baidu which, along with China’s other tech giants Alibaba and Te...

In the autumn of 1910, when he was twenty-two years old, Tommy Sopwith bought himself an aeroplane, took it to Brooklands aerodrome and taught hims...

Tourism Reassessed: Blight or blessing? provides a balanced assessment of the effects of tourism on 20th century life and evaluates its significanc...

How do accidents and disasters occur? How has knowledge of accident processes evolved? A significant improvement in safety has occurred during the ...

Sport, Leisure and Tourism is a practical guide to finding information, encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research. This...

In an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Natural disasters, wars and conflicts, epidemics, and other major crises can devastate a tourism service or destination. Though there is extensive ...

The tourism industry has increasingly recognized and responded to growing environmental concerns. In recent years, there has been an emergence of a...

Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications...

Tourism in Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, driven by the increasing wealth of countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Malays...

Heard the one about the airline that has introduced 'corpse cupboards' on new planes to cope with the number of people who die in the air? Heard th...

The aviation industry is a major driver of world trade. As global markets and economies are constantly evolving, practitioners and academics need m...

For worldwide intercultural services, here is one-stop shopping at its best. This easy-to-use guide gives you practical advice to locate, evaluate,...

This book provides practical insights into improving the effectiveness of labour negotiations in the public sector. It outlines the common concepti...

A comprehensive guide to optimizing the lifecycle management of pharmaceutical brands The mounting challenges posed by cost containment policies a...

From Major League Baseball’s inception in the 1880s through World War II, team owners enjoyed monopolistic control of the industry. Despite the pl...