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Multilingual Matters is an international independent publishing house, with lists in the areas of bilingualism, second/foreign language learning, sociolinguistics, translation, interpreting and books for parents. We also publish a newsletter for parents, The Bilingual Family Newsletter. Our recent innovations include a new textbook series.

Channel View Publications publishes books on tourism and environmental studies. There are also four book series: Aspects of Tourism, Tourism and Cultural Change and Climate Change, Economies and Society and a newly launched textbook series.

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Latest Books

Language and HIV/AIDS
	Focuses on the role of language in the construction of knowledge about HIV/AIDS in diverse regions of the world. This title draws on various forms of discourse analysis, ethnography, and social semiotics to interpret meaning-making practices in HIV/AIDS education in Australia, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Hong Kong, India, South Africa and Tanzania.

Editor: Christina Higgins (University of Hawai'i at Manoa) Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781847692191 List Price: £24.95 Our Price: £19.96 US List Price: $44.95 Our Price: $35.96

Bodies and Language Health, Ailments, Disabilities
	Focusing on body conditions associated with breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease, (type-1) diabetes, epilepsy, partial hearing and autism, this book draws on a range of critical theories to contest collectively assembled notions of 'abnormality,' 'disability' and 'impairments' and ways in which they emerge through language.

Author: Vaidehi Ramanathan (University of California, Davis) Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781847692351 List Price: £17.95 Our Price: £14.36 US List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96

China and English Globalisation and the Dilemmas of Identity
	It has been said there are more Chinese learning English than there are Americans. What is less well realised is the critical role which China's decisions about English will play in the world's communication profile. This volume explores this question looking at the debates on identity, cultural values and communication practices.

Editor: Joseph Lo Bianco Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781847692283 List Price: £24.95 Our Price: £19.96 US List Price: $49.95 Our Price: $39.96

The Experiences of Film Location Tourists
	While most research has focused on the tourism-inducing effects of film productions, not much has been written about the film location tourists themselves. This book examines the on-site experiences of these tourists by drawing from various disciplines, including geography, sociology and psychology.

Author: Stefan Roesch Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781845411206 List Price: £29.95 Our Price: £23.96 US List Price: $54.95 Our Price: $43.96

The Darker Side of Travel The Theory and Practice of Dark Tourism
	Offers a comprehensive analysis of dark tourism. Drawing on literature, numerous examples and introducing conceptual perspectives, this book develops a theoretically informed foundation for examining the demand for and supply of dark tourism experiences.

Editor: Richard Sharpley (University of Central Lancashire) Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781845411145 List Price: £29.95 Our Price: £23.96 US List Price: $49.95 Our Price: $39.96

Health and Wellness Tourism Spas and Hot Springs
	Explores health and wellness tourism from a range of perspectives including usage, heritage, management, technology, environmental and cultural features, and marketing.

Author: Patricia Erfurt-Cooper Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781845411114 List Price: £34.95 Our Price: £27.96 US List Price: $59.95 Our Price: $47.96

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