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"From the Memoirs of a Minister of France" by Stanley Weyman is a captivating historical novel that offers readers an intriguing glimpse into the world of politics, intrigue, and power during the 17th century in France. Told through the perspective of a...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format...

当今大众思维的特点是不客观，不讲逻辑，盲目跟随或反对别人，认为自己永远正确，听不进不同意见。结果就是大家所说的浮躁。《定位中国》一书讨论问题的方法正好就是客观和逻辑。它对恢复五四运动以来被大家忘记了的科学思维将起到再启蒙的作用。著名经济学家、弗里德曼自由奖获得者茅于轼如果你不幸生在中国，你已经被定位了！如果你有幸生在中国，或许还有自我定位的最后机会！著名历史学家章立凡作者在这本书里展示了全面把握当下中国的雄心。比这更重要的是，他以其独到的视角与分析，树立了一种平等、自由和开放的研究与教学风范。著名法学家、...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit dem Jahr 2000 gehören Casting Shows zu den erfolgreichsten Fernsehformaten in Deutschland. Jedes Jahr aufs Neue stellen sich Tausende den...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Kommunikation, Note: 2,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Emotionen im Internet sind bislang ein eher rar diskutiertes Thema. Diese Arbeit geht einen Schritt...

Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,0 (14 Punkte), , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dieter Schnebel ist einer der einflussreichsten deutschen Komponisten der neuen Musik, der den Blick auf die...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 3,0, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Abschlussarbeit, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Musiksoziologie blickt besonders auf die Akteure der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,7, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Institut für Theater- und Medienwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Forschungsmodul Theater/Körper/Stimme, Sprache:...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sport - Sportsoziologie, Note: 2, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Sportinstitut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gewalt an Schulen, das ist ein allgegenwärtiges Thema. Die dramatischen und...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 2, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover (Institut für Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Für den Bereich Film existiert keine organisierte Art der...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Sport - Sportsoziologie, Note: 1,0, Universität Wien (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Einleitung:Warum habe ich den Fußballwettkampfsport (ist die alte Bezeichnung des Fußballsports; ein...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 1,0, Freie Universität Berlin (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit gliedert sich folgendermaßen: Der erste Abschnitt beschäftigt sich mit den...

„Ŝanĝo" - do praktiko - signifas la alikonstruadon de tiu ĉi mondo laŭ ĝia teoria nocio: ĝia kiel vera supozata ekkono. Tiu alikonstruado de la mondo ne estas celo por si mem (...) Ĝi sekvas (...) certan celon kaj staras sub la normo de etiko, kiu...

African Americans, it's past time to wake up. e three-hundred-year curse has been broken. The door to the cell that has held you hostage is unlocked. Even though the door is still closed, it's not locked! It is time to push the door open and...

The newfound role of connectivity through media has contributed to the millennial zeitgeist by introducing features of accessibility that help facilitate our daily lives. These media have had an extensive effect on our relations through small changes in...

Given what we know about climate change, should we still be raising and eating cattle? And how do we weigh the cultural and economic value of cattle against their environmental impact? This engaging book brings history, science, economics and popular...

Back in print for the first time in decades!THE UNIDENTIFIED and CREATURES OF THE OUTER EDGE, the classic early works of Jerome Clark and Loren Coleman, now in a special double edition with a new introduction by the authors.The Unidentified finds the...

For several centuries Cape Town has accommodated a great variety of musical genres which have usually been associated with specific population groups living in and around the city. Musical styles and genres produced in Cape Town have therefore been...

“The Mondo Cane films were an important key to what was going on in the media landscape of the 1960s, especially post the JFK assassination. Nothing was true, and nothing was untrue…”J G Ballard, from the introductionBeing the first...

Organization Paremiology: A New Approach to Organizational Improvement announces the future of organizational improvement efforts in Africa and the world by introducing a new field of study and practice called Organization Paremiology. It discusses what...

On the road in England 1971...'I began to desire a compass and almost bought one, but realized at the last minute that it was the concept I was enamoured with, not the artefact.'A very English Kerouac set to a 'Withnail & I' scale, this book is based...

...and the Cathedral Fell to the Ground: The Lonesome Death of Rock & Roll is a collection of vignettes highlighting key rock & roll moments in the life of a Gen Xer against the backdrop of a slowly changing zeitgeist amidst rock's inevitable...

How superheroes grappled with industrialization, modernization, and capitalism"Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound . . . It's Superman!" Bending Steel examines the historical...

As a child, you never wondered about the bionics of the comics featuring Little Audrey, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey, Sad Sack, Herman and Katnip, Mutt and Jeff, Richie Rich, Little Dot, The Black Cat, Stumbo the Giant, and Little Lotta. Now, the...

Perspectives on French-language comics and graphic novelsINCLUDESBaru, "The Working Class and Comics: A French Cartoonist's Perspective"Bart Beaty, "The Concept of 'Patrimoine' in Contemporary Franco-Belgian Comics Production"Cécile Vernier Danehy,...

This fascinating study places multiple genres in dialogue and considers both medievalism and genre to be frameworks from which meaning can be produced. It explores works from a wide range of genres-children's and young adult, historical, cyberpunk,...

From advertisements to amusement parks, themed restaurants, and Renaissance fairs twenty-first century popular culture is strewn with reimaginings of the Middle Ages. They are nowhere more prevalent, however, than in the films, television series, books,...

An unflinching exploration of the sources of tales of dismembermentIn 1987 horrific tales of organ theft that had been circulating in Central and South America for years caught the attention of the international media. Soon reports came from all over the...

A sophisticated account of the evolving role of comics in recent French historyIn France, Belgium, and other Francophone countries, comic strips--called bande dessinée or "BD" in French-- have long been considered a major art form capable of addressing a...

The South and FilmEdited by Warren FrenchWill the South rise again--this time cinematically? The answer to this question is among the subjects considered in this collection of essays.Though the South has provided the setting for outstanding and...

RATIONAL RHETORIC: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN POPULAR DISCOURSE places popular representations of science and scientific discourse under the terministic lenses of rhetorical theory, cultural studies, and language theory. DAVID J. TIETGE ranges broadly and...

There is a great deal of discussion about media globalization, particularly television, especially as it is being driven by the spread of satellite technology and cable. While certain schools of thought view this trend as promoting cultural heterogeneity...

This book presents a rigorous empirical exploration of the ideas of George Herbert Mead. While Mead's work has been highly influential,there are few empirical studies that instantiate his conception of mind, self and society. Beginning with a novel...

Conflict and trauma remain among the most prevalent themes in film and literature. Comics has never avoided such narratives, and comics artists are writing them in ways that are both different from and complementary to literature and film. Harriet E. H...

As the creator of Tintin, Herge (1907-1983) remains one of the most important and influential figures in the history of comics. When Herge, born Georges Prosper Remi in Belgium, emerged from the controversy surrounding his actions after World War II, his...

With contributions by:Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T. Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr., Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag, Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael TisserandThe Comics of...

A republication of the 1897 edition. A study and interpretation of dreams including a key to various types of dreams.

Explores the "torture" of mannered behavior and the prevalence of etiquette as a theme in classical and contemporary Hollywood and European cinema.

The neglected small group swing sound of the 1940s-60s takes its place in the pantheon of jazz literature.

Explores the cultural politics of garbage in contemporary global society.

This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack. The authors argue that the 'knocker's' view started from an...

This book analyzes the culture wars as those struggles for the monopoly of the legitimate representation of the world in the normative elucidation of controversial issues linked to values.

This volume explores culture-bound syndromes, defined as a pattern of symptoms (mental, physical, and/or relational) experienced only by members of a specific cultural group and recognized as a disorder by members of those groups, and their coverage in...