Tatsunoie consists writing, designing and binding by hand in Japan. My books may not be standard. However, some heightened sensitivity pursue to the promises of life. I try to each customer can feel their own feeling efficiently, so drawing and writing minimize. There is a strong bind between sentence and drawing. It is close to riddle. You can feel new emotion when you read and read. And the sentences written in Japanese and English.
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Contemporary fiction with strong female characters. Realism combining elements of suspense with elements of humor. Multi-layered stories about modern-day life and love, society and human beings. In focus: women and their own view of the world. Universal emotions, desires and human values, a portrait of society and a documentation of recent historical events. Young women in foreign countries. We publish novels, narrations, poems, and short stories.
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Michael Schroeder, geboren 1954 in Trier, studierte Klassische Altertumswissenschaften, forschte in Süditalien, Griechenland und Syrien. Er ist Lektor, Autor und Herausgeber sowie Übersetzer der Gedichte von Konstantinos Kavafis. Zuletzt erschienen: 'Die schönsten Liebesgedichte der Antike' (it 3163) und 'Sappho von Lesbos – Europas erste Dichterin. Biographie' (2008) Michael Schroeder, geboren 1954 in Trier, studierte Klassische Altertumswissenschaften, forschte in Süditalien, Griechenland und Syrien. Er ist Lektor, Autor und Herausgeber sowie Übersetzer der Gedichte von Konstantinos Kavafis. Zuletzt erschienen: 'Die schönsten Liebesgedichte der Antike' (it 3163) und 'Sappho von Lesbos – Europas erste Dichterin. Biographie' (2008)
The expansion of mass tourism is becoming highly unpopular and 'tourism-phobia', often expressed in the form of anti-tourism marches, is spreading across various destinations. In light of this, there is a paradigm shift from 'tourism growth' to 'tourism degrowth' through a desire for a drastic transformation of the tourism industry. Degrowth is a key strategy to balance tourism growth. It works to ensure that the direction of institutional change and the orientation of technological development are controlled and in harmony with the environment. Degrowth involves people whose use of personal time enhances the richness of the experience through traveling less, more slowly and using low carbon options, taking time to support the environment, the local economy and to explore the local culture. This book addresses the paucity of combined research on tourism and degrowth by presenting emergent knowledge and research on this increasingly important concept. In this book: - The core theme of degrowth from a tourism perspective is outlined. - Content is enriched with contributions from multi-disciplinary academics from around the World. - Theory is put in to practice via international case studies. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the book, the contents will appeal to researchers and postgraduates studying tourism, environmental studies, geography, planning and development and other related disciplines.
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Despite the significance of tourism to the economic, social and environmental structures of Central and South America, little has been documented in the English literature about tourism in this sub-region, which in terms of population size, ranks fourth in the world with 652 million inhabitants. The first of its kind, this book focuses exclusively on tourism development, planning and their impacts in a wide number of Central and South American countries. It covers experiences, challenges, successful and unsuccessful stories, specific cases, and other tourism related issues of twelve countries in total. Each chapter is authored by scholars who have done extensive research on tourism in the countries covered. This book:Examines the impact of tourism development and planning within Latin American countries.Takes a multidisciplinary approach including Anthropology, Development, Economics, Ecology, Policy, Sociology and Tourism Planning and Management.Is the first book in English to offer an insight into extensive research undertaken within the region.This book will provide a valuable insight for tourism researchers, practitioners and decision-makers in private and public organisations, not only from the regions of Central, South and North America, but also individuals from other parts of the world who want a more encompassing view of global tourism. Table of contents Chapter 1: Strategies for regional tourism development in Argentina. A path with new initiatives for tourism dispersal policies Chapter 2: The commitment to sustainable tourism and the development of indigenous tourism in Chile Chapter 3: Tourism development in Colombia: between conflict and peace Chapter 4: Ecotourism development in Costa Rica Chapter 5: The challenges of natural and cultural heritages of Galapagos and Quito, Ecuador Chapter 6: Tourism development in Mexico Chapter 7: Panama, the "affordable exotic destination": planned tourism success and its unplanned consequences Chapter 8: The impacts of tourism in economic growth and development in Uruguay Chapter 9: Peru and Nicaragua: tourism development in postconflict eras Chapter 10: Ecuador and Panama: Lifestyle mobilities, the golden years and the quest for paradise
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Istanbul ist eine Literaturstadt. Barbara Yurtdas führt in acht Spaziergängen durch die Gassen und Basare, Paläste und Bäder, zu den Prinzeninseln und ans Ende des Bosporus, in Moscheen, Kneipen und Bordelle. Der Leser erlebt die faszinierende Stadt mit den Augen der Schriftsteller, besucht das plüschig-luxuriöse Pera Palas Hotel, in dem Agatha Christie ihren Mord im Orientexpreß schrieb, oder den Friedhofshügel in Eyüb, wo Pierre Loti sein Liebesnest mit der schönen Aziyadeh ansiedelt. Für europäische und amerikanische Autoren wie Umberto Eco, Stefan Zweig, Gerd Heidenreich, Barbara Frischmuth, Konstantinos Kavafis, James Lovett, Graham Greene und viele andere war Istanbul ein poetischer Ort. Durch ihre Texte ebenso wie durch die Romane, Erzählungen und Gedichte türkischer Schriftsteller bekommt die Topographie der Stadt eine ganz andere Dimension, ein geheimes Leben.
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Eine Vielzahl von bisher unpublizierten Texten, Bildern und Dokumenten eröffnet eine neue und unerwartete Perspektive auf das Leben und Werk Theodor W. Adornos. Von den frühen Zeugnissen aus der Kindheit, wie etwa einem bisher unbekannten Jugendtagebuch, das transkribiert und z.T. faksimiliert vorgelegt wird, über Dokumente aus seinen Studien- und Exiljahren bis hin zur Rückkehr nach Frankfurt und seiner Arbeit am Institut für Sozialforschung und an der Frankfurter Universität verfolgt der Band das Leben Adornos am Leitfaden von überaus anschaulichen, prägnanten, im besten Sinne »sprechenden« Zeugnissen. Neben einem weiteren Tagebuch aus dem Jahr 1949 finden sich zahlreiche, hier erstmals veröffentlichte Briefe, Notizen, Kompositionen, Photographien und Skizzen aus seinem Nachlaß.
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Weil im Zentrum des dichterischen Werks von Konstantinos Kavafis (1863–1933), Begründer der modernen griechischen Dichtung, gleichberechtigt neben den Liebesgedichten die historischen Gedichte stehen, tritt neben Um zu bleiben, den erfolgreichen Band mit Liebeslyrik (BS 1020; Radierungen von David Hockney), eine Auswahl der historischen Gedichte – wiederum in Übertragungen von Michael Schroeder.In den historischen Gedichten umkreist Kavafis, der in Konstantinopel und Alexandria lebte, Betrug und Täuschung, Fallen und tapferes Ausharren, Angst und Vermessenheit, stolze Erwartung und vergebliche Mühe – den sicheren, nie aber konkret absehbaren Untergang des Bestehenden. Die Dramaturgie der Personen und Ereignisse ist dicht, auf der Bühne befinden sich die hellenistische Welt und das sterbende Byzanz, Kleinasien, Syrien, Ägypten, der »melting pot« des östlichen Mittelmeers, die Zentren des Durcheinanders: Alexandria, Antiochia, Konstantinopel. Nicht Sternstunden der Geschichte, sondern den vergänglichen Augenblick hält Kavafis fest. Illusionslos, ohne Klage, mit melancholischer Ironie umfahren seine Gedichte die persönliche Wunde: den unwiederbringlichen Verlust einer großen Vergangenheit.
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The modern-day world faces a hostile climate, depleted resources and the destruction of habitats. The dream that growth will lead to a materialistic utopia is left unfulfilled by a lack of ecological and economic capacity. The only choice is to find alternatives to increased growth, transform the structures and institutions currently shaping the world, change lifestyles and articulate a more credible vision for the future and lasting prosperity. As a reaction to the problems accrued by capitalism, new development approaches such as the concept of degrowth have evolved. Degrowth in Tourism explores newly-emerging development and philosophical approachesthat provide more equity for host communities and offer a low-carbon future by looking at alternatives to the classic models of development and applying the concept of degrowth in a tourism context. Proposing that we need to shift tourism research from models which prioritize commodified tourism experiences to those that offer alternative decommodified ones, this book: - Provides topical analysis and illustrates the key themes of degrowth; - Discusses the relationship between tourism and degrowth from both a historic perspective and through contemporary patterns of activity; - Includes international examples and case studies to translate theory into practical new approaches. A comprehensive review of the subject, this book will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners within tourism, development, environment and economics, as well as those specifically studying degrowth.
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Three decades ago, the hypermobility of tourists from the days before the global pandemic was truly unthinkable in Eastern Europe. The borders were closed and the region isolated from the rest of the world. Despite an extraordinary transformation of tourism in the area since, Eastern Europe remains under-explored in tourism studies. This book fills the gap by outlining contemporary strategies for tourism development in post-socialist countries, considering the opportunities and challenges as well as the initiatives and approaches to sustainability. Reviewing tourism development and planning across Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania, this book: - Offers a contemporary and insightful outlook of Eastern Europe tourism, with a wide range of case studies from inter-disciplinary and single-disciplinary perspectives; - Uses varied methodological approaches and research methods, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, informal conversations, document analysis, netnography, questionnaires and secondary data, to form an interesting and diverse treatise; - Considers post-COVID tourism and the significant role of tourism stakeholders in its re-development. Illuminating the various economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts that tourism has created, this book is a valuable reference for researchers and students of tourism and related disciplines, as well as anyone interested in the development of Eastern Europe.
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For many decades, Western European countries have undertaken diverse pathways in tourism development and planning. Most have experienced fast or even unlimited growth, resulting in overtourism and, now, the introduction of policies that respect the limits of communities and the sustainability of their resources. Focusing exclusively on tourism development, planning and policy, this book draws together new voices to discuss issues across Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It: - Provides both successful and unsuccessful case studies to illuminate real, practical solutions, developed by tourism scholars who are experts in their researched context countries. - Adopts a range of methodological approaches to cover diverse and less-covered areas such as industrial tourism, saltpans, natural and cultural heritage, and micro-destinations. - Considers post-COVID tourism and the significant role of tourism stakeholders in Western Europe's re-development. An invaluable collection for policy-makers, researchers and academics, this book is also an insightful source of engaging contemporary case studies for use in the classroom.
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Als Adorno seine Eltern im Juni 1939 in Havanna wiedersah, waren sie erst wenige Wochen auf Kuba. Oscar und Maria Wiesengrund hatten sich in letzter Minute aus Nazideutschland retten können. Von Kuba zogen sie Ende 1939 zunächst nach Florida und dann nach New York, wo sie von August 1940 an bis zum Ende ihres Lebens blieben. Erst mit Adornos Übersiedlung nach Kalifornien Ende 1941 berichten seine Briefe wieder und fast regelmäßig alle vierzehn Tage von der Arbeit und den Lebensumständen sowie den Freunden, Bekannten und Größen des damaligen Hollywood. Erzählungen von der gemeinsamen Arbeit mit Max Horkheimer, Thomas Mann und Hanns Eisler stehen neben Partyberichten, Clownereien mit Charlie Chaplin und unglücklichen Liebesaffären. Die Briefe bergen aber auch die ungestillte Sehnsucht nach Europa: So beginnt Adorno schon bei Kriegseintritt Amerikas, sich Gedanken über die Rückkehr zu machen. Die »Briefe an die Eltern« - die wohl offensten und persönlichsten, die er je geschrieben hat - eröffnen nicht nur einen Blick auf die Erfahrungen, die am Anfang der berühmten ›Minima Moralia‹ standen, sondern zeigen Adorno von einer bisher unbekannten, überaus persönlichen Seite.
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Wie kaum ein anderes Buch haben die Minima Moralia von Theodor W. Adorno, 1944–1947 im kalifornischen Exil verfaßt, die intellektuelle Landschaft der jungen Bundesrepublik geprägt. 50 Jahre nach dem ersten Erscheinen haben sich 30 Autoren – darunter Robert Gernhardt, Elisabeth Lenk, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Jürgen Habermas, Joachim Kaiser, Gerhard Neumann, Joseph Vogl und die Herausgeber – jeweils eines der 153 Stücke ausgewählt und mit einem individuellen Kommentar versehen. So verschieden diese Texte auch ausfallen, beweisen sie doch zweierlei: die ungebrochene Aktualität von Adornos schon damals unzeitgemäßem Ansatz, Philosophie zu betreiben als »Lehre vom richtigen Leben«, und: es gibt kein richtiges Lesen, aber falsche Lektüren.
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A hospital somewhere in remote South Sudan. A place where peoples’ lives are marked by extreme poverty, war, violence, the climate crisis and the daily struggle for survival. How does it feel to be human under these conditions? What moves someone to voluntarily go where nobody would want to? Andreas Lutz takes you on a journey to a project run by the humanitarian aid organization Médecins Sans Frontières in the northeast of South Sudan. Impressed by encounters with people who live under the precarious conditions of this crisis zone, he writes about his experiences as a caregiver and, among other things, about how healthcare provision works with very limited resources.
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What a disaster! Snöfrid’s stream has disappeared during the night! Without water there can be no porridge, and Snöfrid doesn’t have to think twice. This problem must be solved immediately! The hunt for water begins with a wet meeting at the pond of the little nymph Flumina, but when it turns into a hunt for the mysterious river pearl, involving a submersible boat, the story quickly becomes an underwater adventure, and who knows how it will end? Magical adventure, great fun for boys and girls, by Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.
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The master detective is after a cunning thief who steals colourful, random objects like Leonardo da Vinci’s paintbrush or antique sugar bowls. During a visit to Grandpa Pots, she uncovers the secret of Ghost Island and solves the puzzle of the floating teapot in Mr Goldrand’s junk shop. Only the nasty blackmailing letters from the mysterious “Magpie” present her with a seemingly insoluble mystery. Someone is testing the powers of the great investigator to their very limit…Will she be able to crack even this case? 15 original detective stories told in masterly fashion by the Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.
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Stefan Müller-Doohms große, auf jahrelangen Forschungen und Archivrecherchen beruhende Biographie ist bis heute die einzige umfassende Gesamtdarstellung von Leben und Werk eines der prägenden Intellektuellen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Von der behüteten Kindheit in Frankfurt über die Erfahrung der Exilzeit, von der Frankfurter Schule und dem Institut für Sozialforschung bis hin zu den Ereignissen von 1968 werden die Lebensstationen Adornos nachgezeichnet und mit seinen Lebensthemen verwoben: neue Musik und Ästhetik, Soziologie und Philosophie, Literatur, Politik und Kulturindustrie, um nur die wichtigsten Stichworte zu nennen. Die Biographie, die erstmals 2003 zum 100. Geburtstag Theodor W. Adornos erschien, ist nicht nur »ein gründlich recherchiertes Logbuch« (Frankfurter Rundschau) von Adornos Leben und Werk, sondern liest sich wie eine geistige Bestandsaufnahme des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sie ist nun in einer preisgünstigen, vom Autor durchgesehenen Ausgabe mit einem neuen Vorwort erhältlich.
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In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified Australian security experts, who feared Australia's historical Pacific advantage would come unstuck. This development is often framed as another example of China's inevitable capture of the region - but this misrepresents how and why the decision was made, and how Solomon Islanders have skilfully leveraged global angst over China to achieve extraordinary gains. Despite Solomon Islands' importance to Australia, local readers know little about the country, a fragile island-nation stretching over a thousand islands and speaking seventy indigenous languages. In Divided Isles, Edward Cavanough explains how the switch played out on the ground and its extraordinary potential consequences. He speaks with the dissidents and politicians who shape Solomon Islands' politics, and to the ordinary people whose lives have been upended by a decision that has changed the country - and the region - forever.
