Texas and Texans is a textbook for a Texas studies course on a seventh grade level, with units on Texan history, geography, and government. It is the story of Texas as it developed over periods of time. Texas and Texans also explores ten major themes which help link the elements that people and issues and events share. By recognizing these themes, the student will better understand events of the past and how they affect Texans today.
This text offers readers a short and highly accessible account of the ideas and concepts constituting geography. Drawing out the key themes that define the subject, What is Geography? demonstrates how and why these themes - like environment and geopolitics- are of fundamental importance.
One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Julia Kristeva has been driving forward the fields of literary and cultural studies since the 1960s. This volume is an accessible, introductory guide to the main themes of Kristeva's work, including her ideas on:
Exploring a range of researchable themes within tourism, this book addresses theoretical perspectives and established concepts of the major topics in the subject of tourism. It provides a theory-based discussion and applied explanation of themes such as environmental, cultural, urban, rural, festival and sports tourism, supported by a range of international case studies and debates. This broad, introductory guide directs readers towards further research and discussion, and is an essential reference for students and researchers in tourism and leisure.
This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest research. It now includes 'big picture' questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as well as research exercises for each chapter.
