This widely used and popular text provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the media and politics. Revised and updated throughout, this secondedition includes coverage of the mediatization of politics; of E-politics and governance; of the impact of 'reality TV'; and of issues raised by the reporting of war in Iraq."
This widely used and popular text provides a broad-ranging analysis of the relationship between the media and politics. Revised and updated throughout...
In an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. In this exciting new book, John Street provides a broad survey and analysis of this relationship.
In an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. ...
Jose Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay, fought in the years 1811 1820 for the creation and maintenance of an independent state on the banks of the River Plate. Dr Street's study takes Artigas as the principal figure and Uruguay as the chief state concerned, but it is also a history of the whole basin of the Plate during the period, giving proper weight to the Spanish and Portuguese influence, British commercial interests and military invasions, and the local rivalry between Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Uruguay eventually became a buffer state between the once Portuguese Brazil and the...
Jose Artigas, the national hero of Uruguay, fought in the years 1811 1820 for the creation and maintenance of an independent state on the banks of the...
Imagine you're the copilot of a Boeing 747. You've just learned that the captain is a psychopath and intends to crash the jumbo jet into a major American city. And you're locked out of the cockpit That's the bizarre situation faced by Shawn Rhodes, in The First Officer's Report. Ironically, all the security measures implemented since 9/11/01 only thwart his desperate efforts to save the 500 people aboard, and the thousands who will die on the ground. If that isn't bad enough, this quirky hero has been plagued by nightmares and visions, and an obsession with a stunning, mysterious flight...
Imagine you're the copilot of a Boeing 747. You've just learned that the captain is a psychopath and intends to crash the jumbo jet into a major Ameri...
Under the guidance of John MacArthur, the biblical counseling program at The Master's College has received international acclaim, with instructors who are recognized for their exceptional ability to apply God's truth to real-life problems.
Men Counseling Men is an exciting new resource on how to counsel men about the difficulties they face. Written by the school's faculty members, it is an accessible, practical volume that will equip both trained professionals and lay people to provide solidly biblical help for men who are struggling with a variety of major life...
Under the guidance of John MacArthur, the biblical counseling program at The Master's College has received international acclaim, with instructors ...
From entertainment to citizenship reveals how the young use shows like X-factor to comment on how power ought to be used, and how they respond to those pop stars - like Bono and Bob Geldof - who claim to represent them. It explores how young people connect the pleasures of popular culture to the world at large. For them, popular culture is not simply a matter of escapism and entertainment, but of engagement too. The place of popular culture in politics, and its contribution to democratic life, has too often been misrepresented or misunderstood. This book provides the evidence and analysis...
From entertainment to citizenship reveals how the young use shows like X-factor to comment on how power ought to be used, and how they respond to thos...
There is a widespread concern about young people's disengagement from politics, and a widespread assumption that part of the explanation for this disengagement is mass media in general and popular culture in particular. This book challenges both assumptions. Drawing on research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, it provides the first detailed study of how young people in Britain use popular culture to shape and express their political views and values. From entertainment to citizenship reveals how the young use shows like X-factor to comment on how power ought to be used, and...
There is a widespread concern about young people's disengagement from politics, and a widespread assumption that part of the explanation for this dise...
