ilość książek w kategorii: 451
The Rhetoric of Reality Television - A Narrative Analysis of the Structure of Illusion
ISBN: 9783836427968 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Reality programs have transformed televison, pushing many traditional narratives
such as miniseries, sitcoms, and movies of the week off the dial. Because of the genres roots in documentary, many scholars and critics have condemned reality televison for its perceived lack of formal appropriateness and for how it uses documentary conventions for sensational purposes. Examining four representative programs, this book takes a different position, arguing that reality television has more in common with traditional narrative programs than with documentary: its rhetoric is a narrative rhetoric.... Reality programs have transformed televison, pushing many traditional narratives
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254,54 zł |
Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: History, Causes and Remedies
ISBN: 9789812304070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book explores contemporary maritime piracy in Southeast Asia, demonstrating the utility of using historical context in developing policy approaches that will address the roots of this resurgent phenomenon. The depth and breadth of historical piracy help highlight causative factors of contemporary piracy, which are immersed in the socio-cultural matrix of maritime-oriented peoples to whom piracy is still a "thinkable" option. The threats to life and property posed by piracy are relatively low, but significant given the strategic nature of these waterways that link the Pacific and Indian...
This book explores contemporary maritime piracy in Southeast Asia, demonstrating the utility of using historical context in developing policy approach...
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214,29 zł |
Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2007-2008
ISBN: 9789812304285 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Launched in 1992, Regional Outlook is an annual publication of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, published every January. Designed for the busy executive, professional, diplomat, journalist, or interested observer, Regional Outlook aims to provide a succinct analysis of current political and economic trends shaping the region, and the outlook for the forthcoming two years. This forward-looking book contains focused political commentaries and economic forecasts on all ten countries in Southeast Asia, as well as a select number of topical pieces of significance to the region.
Launched in 1992, Regional Outlook is an annual publication of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, published every January. Designed for the bus...
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171,35 zł |
Southeast Asian Affairs 2007
ISBN: 9789812304421 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Southeast Asian Affairs 2007 provides an informed and readable analysis of the events and developments in the region in 2006. In the regional section of this volume, the first two articles provide the political and economic overview of Southeast Asia, while the third and fourth examine the character of political development in the region. Eleven country reviews as well as five special theme articles follow, delving into domestic political, economic, security, and social developments during 2006 and their implications for countries in the region and beyond.
Southeast Asian Affairs 2007 provides an informed and readable analysis of the events and developments in the region in 2006. In the regional section ...
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257,24 zł |
What Happened to Sweden? - While America Became the Only Superpower.
ISBN: 9780967217642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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108,21 zł |
Public Sector Outsourcing Contracts- The Impact of Uncertainty, Incentives and Transaction Costs on Contractual Relationships
ISBN: 9783836428644 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Despite widespread implementation across the industrialised world, public
sector outsourcing remains a contentious policy for the simple reason that many outsourcing contracts fail. Critics of outsourcing often argue that the stated efficiency gains are illusory if outsourcing leads to a reduction in the quality of service provision or a reduction in workers terms and conditions of employment. In this book, we ask: Do the criticisms of outsourcing have any empirical validity? How can we explain the observed heterogeneity in outsourcing outcomes? In answering these questions, we focus on the... Despite widespread implementation across the industrialised world, public
sector outsourcing remains a contentious policy for the simple reason th... |
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353,23 zł |
A Hint of Homosexuality?
ISBN: 9781425764661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to unleash and proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues - some subliminal, others overt - clearly ingrained the notion of homosexuality in advertisements appearing on the pages of many American periodicals. Hedonistically intertwined with homoerotic connections are advertising themes such as vanity, virility, and carnal pleasure. Gay intimacy and interaction, references to the male genitalia, and threats of sexual conquest of and between men can be documented in ads as far back as the late 1800s. And, although the...
Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to unleash and proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues - some sublimin...
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85,85 zł |
A Hint of Homosexuality?
ISBN: 9781425765101 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to unleash and proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues - some subliminal, others overt - clearly ingrained the notion of homosexuality in advertisements appearing on the pages of many American periodicals. Hedonistically intertwined with homoerotic connections are advertising themes such as vanity, virility, and carnal pleasure. Gay intimacy and interaction, references to the male genitalia, and threats of sexual conquest of and between men can be documented in ads as far back as the late 1800s. And, although the...
Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to unleash and proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues - some sublimin...
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135,23 zł |
Edicts of Ares
ISBN: 9781425725808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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98,73 zł |
The Blessing of Forgiveness
ISBN: 9781425778583 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Do you know the reason for your unhappiness? When attitudes toward others are based on past wounds and deception, the result cannot be good fruit. People in a state of distortion do not make wise decisions. Pride and a spirit of selfishness can have enormous consequences, actually resulting in physical illness and depression.
Joy in your heart, a smile on your lips, and an attitude of forgiveness toward yourself and your offenders are vital elements in healing. The ideas of retaliation and revenge come from the Evil One who takes pleasure in destroying relationships. If Satan succeeds in... Do you know the reason for your unhappiness? When attitudes toward others are based on past wounds and deception, the result cannot be good fruit. Peo...
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162,28 zł |
Light Upon the Sand
ISBN: 9781425792848 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The story of Jean's early years brings us to the core of her life. Mountains of loneliness engulf young Jean as her mother passes. Deeply saddened, she embraces life and the simplistic ways of her dad, who teaches by example the meaning of giving all. God's guidance is evident in everyday living, as well as in the exciting lost at sea rescue. This book begins to chronicle Jean's remarkable life and her progression into the depths of God. For one who hungers and thirsts to know God in His fullness, these writings will be a beneficial spiritual aid.
The story of Jean's early years brings us to the core of her life. Mountains of loneliness engulf young Jean as her mother passes. Deeply saddened, sh...
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90,14 zł |
Light Upon the Sand
ISBN: 9781425793043 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The story of Jean's early years brings us to the core of her life. Mountains of loneliness engulf young Jean as her mother passes. Deeply saddened, she embraces life and the simplistic ways of her dad, who teaches by example the meaning of giving all. God's guidance is evident in everyday living, as well as in the exciting lost at sea rescue. This book begins to chronicle Jean's remarkable life and her progression into the depths of God. For one who hungers and thirsts to know God in His fullness, these writings will be a beneficial spiritual aid.
The story of Jean's early years brings us to the core of her life. Mountains of loneliness engulf young Jean as her mother passes. Deeply saddened, sh...
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162,28 zł |
Got Fruit?
ISBN: 9781425762636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Jesus tells us in John 15:8, "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." As a Christian in should be our ultimate goal in life to glorify God. How can that be achieved? Jesus told us in the verse above that we glorify God when we bear much fruit. Are you bearing much fruit? This book explores several of the parables that Jesus taught concerning fruit, and bearing fruit. You will be challenged to examine your Christian life and see if you are bearing the fruit that God desires to see in your life.
Jesus tells us in John 15:8, "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." As a Christian in should be our ul...
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68,67 zł |
Into the Mystic
ISBN: 9781425766849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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85,85 zł |
Into the Mystic
ISBN: 9781425766887 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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135,23 zł |
Criminalizing Independent Music- The Recording Industry Association of America's Advancement of Dominant Ideology
ISBN: 9783836434188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Music industry executives have been the main gatekeepers in determining what music is available to consumers since the advent of the gramophone. As major record labels have become more highly consolidated, there has been an increasing concentration of those who determine what music is available for consumption. With the development of online music distribution, a gap has formed where independent artists can distribute their music by bypassing the costly hard media distribution system. This book explores how the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is used by the major record...
Music industry executives have been the main gatekeepers in determining what music is available to consumers since the advent of the gramophone. As ma...
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218,18 zł |
A Case For Divinity
ISBN: 9781432718152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. REALITY CAN ONLY BE REAL, IF IT IS TRUE. Finally, Science, Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design combine to form a coherent, comprehensive and logical reality without going into Religion or Politics. This book proves the theory of the "Big Bang" and its ramifications that supposedly led to the existence of the human race and the universe are not real and could never be real. Regardless of which line of thought you have an affinity for, you will be amazed at how they seem to fit together to form a mosaic of reality that the scientist cannot deny, evolutionists cannot invent,... REALITY CAN ONLY BE REAL, IF IT IS TRUE. Finally, Science, Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design combine to form a coherent, comprehen... |
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91,15 zł |
Permission to Mother: Going Beyond the Standard-Of-Care to Nurture Our Children
ISBN: 9781432703851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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144,05 zł |
Bartica
ISBN: 9781432706616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Step back with the Author for a memorable tour of this Guyanese village on the South American Continent A revealing look at a young man's growth and development in his native village and the influences upon him and others like him during that time. These memoirs will make you laugh and make you weep with poignant reminders of a bygone era that still continue to reverberate in a land whose motto is;One People, One Nation, One Destiny. Step back with the Author for a memorable tour of this Guyanese village on the South American Continent A revealing look at a young ma... |
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129,62 zł |
Androgynous Imagination of Difference
ISBN: 9783836461788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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410,37 zł |