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While the analysis of generations has been central in the sociological understanding of social change, the role of the media in this process has only been acknowledged as an important feature during the last couple of decades. Building on quantitative and qualitative comparative research, "Media Generations" analyses the role of the media in the formation of generational experience, identity and habitus, and how mediated nostalgia is an important part in the social formation of generations.

Avoiding popular generational labelling Goran Bolin argues that the totality of the media...

In Ecclesiastes, the authorial voice of Qohelet presents an identity that has challenged readers for centuries. This book offers a reception history of the different ways readers have constructed Qohelet as an author. Previous reception histories of Ecclesiastes group readings into -premodern- and -critical, - or separate Jewish from Christian readings. In deliberate contrast, this analysis arranges readings thematically according to the interpretive potential inherent in the text, a method of biblical reception history articulated by Brennan Breed. Doing so erases the artificial...

Do you feel your life is at a crossroads or at a breaking point? What's the next step? In "Take Charge and Change Your Life Today " author Trevor Bolin provides a roadmap for improving yourself and your life.

Based on his own rags-to-riches story, Bolin discusses a host of techniques to help you achieve success, make better decisions, and reach your goals. He shows how success is based on attitude-you determine your life's outcome based on your thoughts and actions. "Take Charge and Change Your Life Today " demonstrates how to
change your attitude, starting today;
start the...

The 21st Century Academic Library: Global Patterns of Organization and Discourse discusses the organization of academic libraries, drawing on detailed research and data.

The organization of the library follows the path of a print book or journal: acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, reference, instruction, preservation and general administration. Most libraries still have public services and technical services, and are still very print-based in their organization, while their collections and services are increasingly electronic and virtual.

This book gathers...