Acknowledgments
We have had a great deal of help along the way towards completing this manuscript. We are grateful to the gifted scholars who have contributed to this volume; their hard work and dedication throughout the writing and editing process has been exemplary. We would like to especially thank Walter Melion, Ivo Romein, Arjan van Dijk, Tamara Smithers, Rin-rin Yu, Tom Norton, and Claire Banchich for their help and guidance. We would also like to thank each other; this volume would certainly not have come to fruition without our positive collaboration, stubbornness, good humor, and sagacity. Our deepest gratitude goes to our families, who have provided love, patience, and support as we work(ed) endless hours. A special thanks to Shawn Ewbank and James Graham as well as to our children, Eleana Ewbank and Rowan and Ivy Graham.