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How are media and communications transforming armed conflicts? How are conflicts made visible in the media in different national and transnational settings? How does the media serve as a means by which
various actors manage and communicate conflict?

These are some of the questions addressed in this book. Using a variety of disciplinary perspectives and analytical approaches, contributors discuss the complex, multi-level Ukraine conflict as it is imagined and enacted in and through various media. Covering a wide range of media forms and content, including television news,...

How are media and communications transforming armed conflicts? How are conflicts made visible in the media in different national and transnational settings? How does the media serve as a means by which
various actors manage and communicate conflict?

These are some of the questions addressed in this book. Using a variety of disciplinary perspectives and analytical approaches, contributors discuss the complex, multi-level Ukraine conflict as it is imagined and enacted in and through various media. Covering a wide range of media forms and content, including television news,...

Bridging two camps in the field of international public opinion - nation branding and public diplomacy - this book presents a first-of-its-kind cohesive framework with which readers can better research, teach, practice, and understand the field. At its core is the introduction of the Model of Country Concept, which illustrates the array of factors, including hard- and soft-power initiatives, that shape how global citizens form their opinions about other countries.

Each chapter applies the Model of Country Concept across a wide geographic, methodological, and disciplinary range of...

Bridging two camps in the field of international public opinion - nation branding and public diplomacy - this book presents a first-of-its-kind cohesive framework with which readers can better research, teach, practice, and understand the field. At its core is the introduction of the Model of Country Concept, which illustrates the array of factors, including hard- and soft-power initiatives, that shape how global citizens form their opinions about other countries.

Each chapter applies the Model of Country Concept across a wide geographic, methodological, and disciplinary range of...

Not many people think of natural stone engraving as a business opportunity. Not many people think of natural stone engraving at all. With her new guide to engraving and the business opportunities that surround it, Randi L. Hodges has vowed to open readers' minds to the wonder and potential of natural stone engraving.

Hodges details her own journey out of sales and into the stone-carving business. She illustrates how rewarding the challenge can be and how successful someone can become with the right attitude and perseverance.

Hodges lists the four markets that have a great...

Aspiring to become your own publisher no longer needs to be a distant dream.
This is a comprehensive guide to making it happen.

Filled with lots of key advice, knowledge and inspiration from Karen McDermott, founder of Serenity Press, Become Your Own Publisher will assist you in publishing your first book or inspire you to create your own publishing empire.

Investing in this book is the first step on the path to success.

Foreword by Peace Mitchell, The Women's Business School.

From the salt marshes and moss-draped live oaks of the South Carolina Lowcountry to the New York art world, Clear Seeing Place takes the reader behind the studio door to explore the making of a painter in intimate detail. Brimming with the joy of process and a love of art history, Brian Rutenberg reveals the places, people, and experiences that led to the paint-ings for which he is well known today. This book is packed with ideas, observations, techniques, and career advice all thought-fully arranged into six sections designed to inspire artists of all levels, as well as anyone...

Hailed by many as a game-changer in political communication, Twitter has made its way into election campaigns all around the world. The European Parliamentary elections, taking place simultaneously in 28 countries, give us a unique comparative vision of the way the tool is used by candidates in different national contexts. This volume is the fruit of a research project bringing together scholars from 6 countries, specialised in communication science, media studies, linguistics and computer science. It seeks to characterise the way Twitter was used during the 2014 European election...

Das Buch beschaftigt sich mit den Hintergrunden und Grundlagen der Kunstexpertenhaftung. Die Kunstexpertise ist von herausragender Bedeutung fur den Kunstmarkt. Sie entscheidet uber die Authentizitat eines Kunstwerkes und damit uber Millionenwerte. Der Autor untersucht die Falle, in denen Experten irren. Geschadigte Kaufer und Verkaufer fragen dann nach ihren rechtlichen Moglichkeiten - auch nach einer Haftung des Kunstexperten. Die Haftung des Kunstexperten ist gerichtlich nicht geklart, wodurch sich eine erhebliche Rechtunsicherheit fur die Kunstmarktbeteiligten ergibt. Der Autor klart...

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to intercultural communication in the era of globalization. The reader is introduced to essential concepts in the field, different theories and methods of analysing communication, the importance of verbal and nonverbal languages for bringing about mutual understanding and, finally, the ethical challenges that arise.

The volume also has a practical aspect. The author discusses subjects such as handling encounters with people using foreign languages; incorporating different life styles and world views; the use of interpreters; non-familiar...

The volume is uniquely located at the interdisciplinary crossroads of Performance Studies and transnational American Studies. As both a method and an object of study, performance deepens our understanding of transnational phenomena and America's position in the world. The thirteen original contributions make use of the field's vast potential and critically explore a wide array of cultural, political, social, and aesthetic performances on and off the stage. They scrutinize transnational trajectories and address issues central to the American Studies agenda such as representation, power,...