Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the many people who inspired and contributed to this project. First, we express our gratitude to the amazing team at Routledge, including Lara Zoble and Kristina Ryan, for their constant support and guidance through this process. Our very special thanks to the reviewers and readers for their critiques and comments, especially Wieslaw Woszczyk for his invaluable mentorship, and for contributing his thoughtful review and the foreword of this book. We thank all the chapter authors for sharing their time, expertise, and insight, whose invaluable contributions collectively make up this book. Without their commitment, enthusiasm, and dedication, this book would not have been realized. Working with this incredibly talented and devoted group of experts has been a true honor and inspiration for us. Finally, we would like to give a personal thanks to our very supportive families, colleagues, and friends.