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-If I know my own heart, I can truly say, that I have not a selfish wish in placing myself under the patronage of the American Colonization] Society; usefulness in my day and generation, is what I principally court.-

-Sensible then, as all are of the disadvantages under which we at present labour, can any consider it a mark of folly, for us to cast our eyes upon some other portion of the globe where all these inconveniences are removed where the Man of Colour freed from the fetters and prejudice, and degradation, under which he labours in this land, may walk forth in all the majesty...

Easy to read, and highly topical, Messages writes a history of mass communication in Europe and its outreaches, as a search for the origins of media forms from print and stage, to photography, film and broadcasting.

Arguing that the development of the mass media has been an essential engine driving the western concept of an individual, Brian Winston examines how the right of free expression is under attack, and how the roots of media expression need to be recalled to make a case for the media s importance for the protection of individual liberty.

Sor Avraham is a university professor and married man of unswerving principles-until he meets the mysterious Marguerite Spares. Marguerite is also a professor-and also married; her strange outlook on life confuses and yet attracts Sor. He, always calm and rational, can't make sense of the way Marguerite makes him feel, and soon, it is a battle between his reason and his heart.

Heart wins out, and Marguerite and Sor are consumed by a torrid love affair that threatens both their marriages and their careers. Under Marguerite's influence, Sor begins to lose his grasp on reality. He is a...

A pioneering study at the intersection of religion and media, "Small Screen, Big Picture" treats television as a virtual meeting place where Americans across racial, ethnic, economic and religious lines find instructive and inspirational narratives. An interdisciplinary "tour de force," this book describes how television converts social concerns, cultural conundrums and metaphysical questions into stories that explore and even shape who we are and would like to be--the building blocks of religious speculation.