A seminal work in international communication, examining news reports, civic discourse, and images of Africa in Russian press. This book is about power and influence, politics and communication across frontiers--a thoroughly challenging analysis of Russia's foray into African and international communication. The book penetrates the intellectual, social, cultural, political, geographical, and historical aspects of the relationship between the African continent and Russia, before, during, and after the Cold War. The book is well-researched and up-to-date.
The study was conducted within...
A seminal work in international communication, examining news reports, civic discourse, and images of Africa in Russian press. This book is about p...
Wenshan Jia demonstrates that a true liberation of Chinese civic discourse can start with a focus on indigenous cultural practices, such as face practices--the understanding that every human face offers a distinct cultural grammar for acting, speaking, and feeling. Chinese character and identity, the author argues, are primarily functions of communication, and as such, these practices are of enormous consequence to the necessary reconstruction of Chinese identity in the changing socioeconomic context of the 21st century. In this way, Jia finds a middle ground between the advocacy of...
Wenshan Jia demonstrates that a true liberation of Chinese civic discourse can start with a focus on indigenous cultural practices, such as face pr...
Commercial sex is the occupation of a significant portion of the women of the world, providing economic support for millions of people and their families. "Working at the Bar" is the first-ever, long-term, longitudinal, in-depth study of a large sex work industry--and Thailand, the most prominent nation in the rapidly growing sex tourism industry, makes for an excellent case study. While previous works have provided brief glimpses of one group of workers studied from a particular point of view, author Thomas Steinfatt examines considerations of health, behavior, economics, morality,...
Commercial sex is the occupation of a significant portion of the women of the world, providing economic support for millions of people and their fa...
No previous volume has collected as interesting and broad a collection of essays on Canadian discourse and culture. This volume of representative case studies reflects the Canadian experience in terms of discourse, society, and public culture, linking its discussions to larger political and social issues and theories. Topics include:
-Constitutional controversies
-Cultural sovereignty
-Feminist voices
-Globalization
-Internet issues
-Marginalized communities
-Nationalism
-Nativity
Multidisciplinary perspectives from a mix of...
No previous volume has collected as interesting and broad a collection of essays on Canadian discourse and culture. This volume of representative c...
