Since the Second World War there has been considerable growth in the importance of non-manufacturing based forms of production to the performance of many Western economies. Many countries have seen increased contributions being made by industries such as the media, entertainment and artistic sectors. The Cultural Industries and the Production of Culture collects together a leading international, multi disciplinary team of researchers and presents in an accessible fashion, cutting-edge perspectives on how these industries function, their place in the new economy and how they can be harnessed...

The purpose of this study is to explore play and story as forms of early childhood discourse in which cultural identity is both constructed and expressed in the Asian Indian community.

MAXIMIZE PROFITS...NEVER SAY NO...FOCUS ON YOUR CORE PRODUCT...There are plenty of myths and empty phrases commonplace in the business world. This book attacks and reformulates ten of the most common myths about how to build and run a business.This short book is laid out as a guidebook with illustrative case studies, based on interviews with organizations such as Acne, Filippa K, Funcom, Lazy Town, Murlyn Music and Odd Molly. Anyone who is thinking about starting up or investing in a small business can learn something from this book, but the case studies are from the cultural and creative...

Collecting short thought pieces by some of the leading thinkers on the emerging 'Immersive Internet', Power and Teigland's book questions what a more immersive and intimate internet - based on social media, augmented reality, virtual worlds, online games, 3D internet and beyond - might mean for society and for each of us.