Acknowledgments

We are very thankful to our colleagues, who contributed their time and talents to this book. We also thank our respective institutions (New College of Florida, Western Kentucky University, City University London) for their support. We are grateful to our family and friends for their patience, and for encouraging our creative endeavors. We would also like to thank the dedicated staff at Chandos and Elsevier—especially Harriet Clayton, George Knott, and Dr Glynn Jones, for their expert publishing guidance.