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The Patient Wait of the Stones: Time and Memory in Lunigiana

The Patient Wait of the Stones: Time and Memory in Lunigiana...

Author: Antonio Romani ,  Martha Cooley
ISBN: 9798992468748
Format: Paperback
$52.67

The Patient Wait of the Stones is a memorable meditation on the phenomena of place and the compelling force of history....  Read More >>

A General History of Chinese Wushu, Volume 2: The Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties

A General History of Chinese Wushu, Volume 2: The Song,...

Author: Li Jiyuan ,  Zhun Li
ISBN: 9789819586998
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This volume—the second in A General History of Chinese Wushu and one of the most substantively grounded works of...  Read More >>

Cinema in Post-War Belgium: Rebuilding Screens and Identities, 1944-1967

Cinema in Post-War Belgium: Rebuilding Screens and Identities,...

Author: Gertjan Willems (Associate Professor, University of Antwerp) ,  Bjorn Gabriels (University of Antwerp)
ISBN: 9789462705173
Format: Paperback
$118.80

First comprehensive history of Belgian cinema in the post-war decades. Between the liberation of 1944 and the mid-1960s,...  Read More >>

Performing Magnetism: The Theatrics of Persuasion in the Long Nineteenth Century

Performing Magnetism: The Theatrics of Persuasion in...

Author: Eleonora Paklons (University of Antwerp) ,  Kristof Smeyers (Patria Fellow of Religion, Culture and Society, University of Leuven)
ISBN: 9789462705166
Format: Paperback
$100.32

The cultural and scientific significance of animal magnetism as performance. The long nineteenth century bears...  Read More >>

Jewish Heritage in Light of Critical Heritage Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Positions

Jewish Heritage in Light of Critical Heritage Studies:...

Author: Sarah M. Ross ,  Tom Kellner
ISBN: 9783111438368
Format: Hardback
$174.21

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Media and Communication Systems for Sustainability in Nigeria

Media and Communication Systems for Sustainability in...

Author: Nelson Okorie ,  Oluyinka Osunkunle
ISBN: 9783031752230
Format: Paperback
$448.77

In addition, this book project also explores how specialized areas of communication, such as development communication,...  Read More >>

Capitalism's Safety Net: News Media and the Far Right

Capitalism's Safety Net: News Media and the Far Right...

Author: Peter Milonas
ISBN: 9783031790805
Format: Paperback
$369.57

Using my analytical framework, I demonstrate how the mass media leverages the “safety net” to bolster far-right...  Read More >>

Public Communication and Democracy in Latin America : Is Democratic Dialogue Possible in Fragmented Societies?

Public Communication and Democracy in Latin America :...

Author: María Soledad Segura
ISBN: 9783031653278
Format: Paperback
$316.77

The  book  examines  alternatives  proposed  and  implemented  by  governments,  civil  society organizations, social...  Read More >>

Reporting Skin and the Wounded Body in Victorian Britain

Reporting Skin and the Wounded Body in Victorian Britain...

Author: Diana Garrisi
ISBN: 9783031753701
Format: Paperback
$316.77

Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book explains what made skin newsworthy in Victorian Britain. Narratives...  Read More >>

Voices from Ukraine: Journalists in, from and about the war

Voices from Ukraine: Journalists in, from and about...

Author: Rashad Mammadov
ISBN: 9783031688522
Format: Paperback
$369.57

Voices from Ukraine takes you into the lives and experiences of journalists covering one of the most consequential...  Read More >>

A Century of the Media in Italian-Albanian Cultural Relationships

A Century of the Media in Italian-Albanian Cultural...

Author: Vito Saracino
ISBN: 9783031755170
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This book delves into the complex historical, cultural, and educational ties between Italy and Albania within the...  Read More >>

Media Capture in Africa and Latin America: Power and Resistance

Media Capture in Africa and Latin America: Power and...

Author: Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara ,  Bethia Pearson
ISBN: 9783031689642
Format: Paperback
$343.17

The book not only demonstrates how media practices in Africa and Latin America are influenced by the political economy...  Read More >>

The Menstrual Movement in the Media: Reducing stigma and tackling social inequalities

The Menstrual Movement in the Media: Reducing stigma...

Author: Maria Kathryn Tomlinson
ISBN: 9783031721977
Format: Paperback
$131.97

This book investigates the impact of the mediation of menstruation and menstrual activism on young people’s knowledge,...  Read More >>

Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies for Talent Acquisition and Retention

Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies...

Author: Sofia Idris
ISBN: 9798337323121
Format: Hardback
$475.20

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Media Influence on Opinion Change and Democracy: How Private, Public and Social Media Organizations Shape Public Opinion

Media Influence on Opinion Change and Democracy: How...

Author: Manuel Goyanes ,  Azahara Cañedo
ISBN: 9783031702334
Format: Paperback
$422.37

Specifically, the volume addresses how opinion change and political persuasion unfold in three main domains of media...  Read More >>

Intersectionality, Transnationalism, and the History of Education: Networks, Time, and Place

Intersectionality, Transnationalism, and the History...

Author: Deirdre Raftery ,  Stephanie Spencer
ISBN: 9783031706325
Format: Paperback
$475.17

This volume brings together a diverse range of contributors to explore the significance of intersectionality and...  Read More >>

The BBC and the Public

The BBC and the Public

Author: Barrie Gunter
ISBN: 9783031678165
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This book examines the relationship between the public and the BBC in terms of public use of the BBC and their attitudes...  Read More >>

Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility

Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility

Author: Janie Watts
ISBN: 9798218838461
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Remembrances of a time when life was sweeter and the okra was cooked to perfection, Mostly True is filled with tales...  Read More >>

De-neocolonizing Africa: Harnessing the Digital Frontier

De-neocolonizing Africa: Harnessing the Digital Frontier...

Author: Unwana Samuel Akpan
ISBN: 9783031663062
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This book fills a critical void in African research: a lack of engagement with the question of how digital capabilities...  Read More >>

Black Communication Theory Volume 2

Black Communication Theory Volume 2

Author: Kehbuma Langmia
ISBN: 9783031694974
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This second volume of Black Communication Theory extends the Black communication sphere to include digital as well...  Read More >>

India's Silver Surfers: Transforming the Digital Inequalities/diversities

India's Silver Surfers: Transforming the Digital Inequalities/diversities...

Author: Munmun Ghosh
ISBN: 9783031711961
Format: Paperback
$369.57

This book provides a thorough investigation of the potential and challenges of older individuals' digital disparities...  Read More >>

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