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Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War
ISBN: 9781585440221 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uncommon men spread the uncommon news of Texas. From the time a press first reached Texas in 1813 until the Civil War, some four hundred newspapers appeared to chronicle the development of a nation, then a state. Most were propaganda or special-purpose sheets that allowed their owners to support or oppose the day's leading figures-including Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston-or causes-the Texan Revolution, annexation, Know-Nothingism, secession. A few papers brought the higher standards of journalism to Texas and preserve, through their reports and comments, much of the history they also...
Uncommon men spread the uncommon news of Texas. From the time a press first reached Texas in 1813 until the Civil War, some four hundred newspapers ap...
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The Lost Spirit of Capitalism: Disbelief and Discredit, Volume 3
ISBN: 9780745648149 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Max Weber famously argued that the rise of capitalism in early modern Europe was premised on the emergence of a distinctive set of attitudes - including the pursuit of profit for its own sake - which he called 'the spirit of capitalism'. Today, when capitalism has spread across the globe, the spirit of capitalism would appear to reign supreme.
In this important book Bernard Stiegler takes a very different view: what we are witnessing today is not the triumph of the spirit of capitalism but rather its demise, as our contemporary 'hyper-industrial' societies become increasingly... Max Weber famously argued that the rise of capitalism in early modern Europe was premised on the emergence of a distinctive set of attitudes - includi...
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77,28 |
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Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
ISBN: 9781586484286 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Infamous Scribblers" is a perceptive and witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press. News correspondent and renonwned media historian Eric Burns tells of Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and Sam Adamsthe leading journalists among the Founding Fathers; of George Washington and John Adams, the leading disdainers of journalists; and Thomas Jefferson, the leading manipulator of journalists. These men and the writers who abused and praised them in print (there was, at the time, no job description of "journalist") included the incendiary James Franklin,...
"Infamous Scribblers" is a perceptive and witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press. News correspondent and r...
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96,30 |
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The Manipulated Society
ISBN: 9781587982279 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a previously published book that first appeared in 1974 as The World is Full of It. It deals with American communications manipulators who influence public opinion, taste, and purchases.
This is a previously published book that first appeared in 1974 as The World is Full of It. It deals with American communications manipulators who inf...
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160,27 |
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When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963
ISBN: 9781589791398 / Angielski / Twarda / 207 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When routine coverage of JFK's Dallas visit suddenly evolved into reporting a worldwide tragedy, KRLD reporters assumed the duty of reassuring a shocked nation and an anxious world. Broadcast journalism came of age in that crisis, and KRLD News earned the profession's highest honor for its on-the-scene reporting. The writers worked in support of Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite as they reported the first on-camera murder and initiated the first continuous live coverage. Reporters who were part of this watershed in broadcast journalism have had four decades to consider events that were too fast...
When routine coverage of JFK's Dallas visit suddenly evolved into reporting a worldwide tragedy, KRLD reporters assumed the duty of reassuring a shock...
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127,87 |
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Silenced: International Journalists Expose Media Censorship
ISBN: 9781591023050 / Angielski / Twarda / 295 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What happens to journalists who expose uncomfortable truths? How far are journalists prepared to go in order to report a difficult story? "Silenced" provides answers to these questions with the stories of journalists who risked their careers so that the public might be informed.
From China, where Jasper Becker, formerly Beijing bureau chief of the "South China Morning Post," fought a lonely and unsuccessful battle against owners willing to soften the newspaper's reporting of the Chinese government in the hope of protecting mainland investments, to Zimbabwe where the harsh treatment of the... What happens to journalists who expose uncomfortable truths? How far are journalists prepared to go in order to report a difficult story? "Silenced" p...
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111,71 |
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Breaking Into Magazine Writing
ISBN: 9781591132776 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This step-by-step "workshop" for people who want to break into magazine writing explains what you should do, why you should do it, and how to do it well. Includes sample queries, tips, anecdotes, and questions new writers most often ask.
This step-by-step "workshop" for people who want to break into magazine writing explains what you should do, why you should do it, and how to do it we...
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68,84 |
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Social Studies and the Press: Keeping the Beast at Bay? (PB)
ISBN: 9781593113360 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this collection of 19 articles contributors cover the nature of the relationship between the press and social science, especially in education. Topics include historical perspectives in terms of positive and negative experiences with the media; lessons from the field as they relate to global education, accuracy, and the possibility of controvers
In this collection of 19 articles contributors cover the nature of the relationship between the press and social science, especially in education. Top...
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232,00 |
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Social Studies and the Press: Keeping the Beast at Bay? (Hc)
ISBN: 9781593113377 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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412,44 |
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Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: Terrorism, War, and Election Battles
ISBN: 9781594511189 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the momentous political events of the past four years. Beginning with the role of the media in contested election of 2000, Kellner examines how corporate media ownership and concentration, linked with a rightward shift of establishment media, have disadvantaged the Democrats and benefited George W. Bush and the Republicans. Exploring the role of media spectacle in the 9/11 attacks and subsequent Terror War in Afghanistan and Iraq, Kellner documents the...
Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the mome...
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906,08 |
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Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: Terrorism, War, and Election Battles
ISBN: 9781594511196 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the momentous political events of the past four years. Beginning with the role of the media in contested election of 2000, Kellner examines how corporate media ownership and concentration, linked with a rightward shift of establishment media, have disadvantaged the Democrats and benefited George W. Bush and the Republicans. Exploring the role of media spectacle in the 9/11 attacks and subsequent Terror War in Afghanistan and Iraq, Kellner documents the...
Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy: 9/11, the War on Iraq, and Election 2004 investigates the role of the media in the mome...
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235,04 |
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Al Jazeera Phenomenon: Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media
ISBN: 9781594511257 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has made its impact known throughout the world and changed the face of a formerly parochial Arab media.
This timely collection of articles, many by Arabic-speaking scholars, gives us more information and analysis of the network - and how it has affected the public and even the foreign policies of Western governments - than any other of the very few books published in English up to now. The book provides... Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has ma...
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Al Jazeera Phenomenon: Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media
ISBN: 9781594511264 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has made its impact known throughout the world and changed the face of a formerly parochial Arab media.This timely collection of articles, many by Arabic-speaking scholars, gives us more information and analysis of the network - and how it has affected the public and even the foreign policies of Western governments - than any other of the very few books published in English up to now.The book provides rare insights into Al Jazeera's politics, its...
Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has ma...
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166,48 |
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Two Aspirins and a Comedy: How Television Can Enhance Health and Society
ISBN: 9781594511547 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Two Aspirins and Comedy arrives at surprising and unconventional answers to these questions. Metta Spencer delves deep into...
"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainm...
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1077,50 |
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Two Aspirins and a Comedy: How Television Can Enhance Health and Society
ISBN: 9781594511554 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment'." Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind (2001) "Despite the light title, this is a serious book about the healing possibilities of television. Provocative and enlightening." Beth Montemurro, Penn State University Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Two Aspirins and Comedy arrives at surprising and unconventional answers to these questions. Metta Spencer delves deep into...
"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainm...
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274,23 |
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Fifty Years of the Texas Observer
ISBN: 9781595340016 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the past five decades the Texas Observer has been an essential voice in Texas culture and politics, championing honest government, civil rights, labor, and the environment, while providing a platform for many of the state s most passionate and progressive voices. Included are ninety-one selections from Roy Bedichek, Lou Dubose, Ronnie Dugger, Dagoberto Gilb, Jim Hightower, Molly Ivins, Larry McMurtry, Maury Maverick Jr., Willie Morris, Debbie Nathan, and others.
To mark the Observer s fiftieth anniversary, Char Miller has selected a cross section of the best work to appear in its... For the past five decades the Texas Observer has been an essential voice in Texas culture and politics, championing honest government, civil rights, l...
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Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It
ISBN: 9781596910324 / Angielski / Miękka / 291 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this utterly original look at our modern "culture of performance," de Zengotita shows how media are creating self-reflective environments, custom made for each of us. From Princess Diana's funeral to the prospect of mass terror, from oral sex in the Oval Office to cowboy politics in distant lands, from high school cliques to marital therapy, from blogs to reality TV to the Weather Channel, Mediated takes us on an original and astonishing tour of every department of our media-saturated society. The implications are personal and far-reaching at the same time. In this utterly original look at our modern "culture of performance," de Zengotita shows how media are creating self-reflective environments, custo... |
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88,63 |
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A Networked Self and Love
ISBN: 9781138722552 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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200,76 |
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The Two Virtuals: New Media and Composition
ISBN: 9781602350229 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reid shows that to understand the relationship between the traditional, humanistic realm of thought, subjectivity, and writing and the emerging virtual space of networked media, one needs to recognize the common material space they share.
Reid shows that to understand the relationship between the traditional, humanistic realm of thought, subjectivity, and writing and the emerging virtua...
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129,27 |
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Video and DVD Industries
ISBN: 9781844571673 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the mid 1970s the videocassette recorder transformed home entertainment and created a new sector of media business. DVD has since re-invented video media for the digital age. Video and DVD Industries" examines the business of video entertainment and provides the first study looking at DVD from an industrial perspective.
In the mid 1970s the videocassette recorder transformed home entertainment and created a new sector of media business. DVD has since re-invented video...
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515,55 |