“…Kraidy provide a comprehensive how-to guide to the study of media, going far beyond the established English-language literature and drawing on the best methods and research from around the world. They look at political economy, global policymaking and governance, and the past and present manifestations of cultural imperialism. …”

“…This is a revelatory look at the causes of the crisis in the Muslim world. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Take a look at my giraffe : promoting Chester zoo -- Jane's ride across America -- Kerala : God's own country : from backwaters to one of the ten paradises on earth -- LG mobile : utilizing the blogosphere to increase buzz and drive positive sentiment of mobile phones -- Enacting corporate citizenship in Korea : Novartis Korea's five-generation families campaign -- Taking the time to listen, learn & act : an example of complex international dialogue -- Setting up an effective press office for a professional body -- Managing the evolution of an agency to meet the needs of a digital media environment -- John Smith's 'the people's race' -- Remembering the few -- When PR meets marketing : on the intra-organizational challenges in the implementation of integrated communication -- Coca-cola beverages Hrvatska : public relations model of a socially responsible company -- The Bolton brand : place branding as an alternative approach to local authority corporate identity -- Chimney pots campaign…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Authoritarianism, democratic transitions, and the game of bank bargains -- Mexico: chaos makes cronyism look good -- When autocracy fails: banking and politics in Mexico since 1982 -- Inflation machines: banking and state finance in imperial Brazil -- The democratic consequences of inflation-tax banking in Brazil -- 4. …”

“…Having thus set the scene, the second part takes a critical look at the tools that have been developed at European level for navigating these complex relationships, in order to identify whether they are capable of responding effectively to the complexities of emerging realities in the triangular relationship between the EHCR, EU law and national law…”

“…With examples ranging from Medusa and Athena to Theresa May and Elizabeth Warren, Beard explores the cultural underpinnings of misogyny, considering the public voice of women, how we look at women who exercise power, our cultural assumptions about women's relationship with power, and how powerful women resist being packaged into a male template. …”

“…In an exceptional compilation of the original words of these couturiers, Couture Conversations provides a unique and in-depth look at the lives and work of these fashion icons. …”

“…This book takes a bold new look at both Spain's and Portugal's New World empires in a trans-Atlantic context. …”
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“…Dressing the Man is the definitive guide to what men need to know in order to dress well and look stylish without becoming fashion victims. Alan Flusser's name is synonymous with taste and style. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Minh-ha interviewed by Alison Rowley -- Tension, time and tenderness : indexical traces of touch in textiles / Claire Pajaczkowska -- Look, no wires! Some notes around the idea of a sign (1, 2, nothing) / Adrian Rifkin -- Airport / Martha Rosler -- Dossier : Mary Kelly Circa 1968. …”

“…In What Philosophy Can Do, Gary Gutting leaves the ivory tower to tackle difficult questions in everyday life and shows how philosophy can be used as a method for interrogating our world-and one another. He looks at why today's political debates are so polarised, why scientific research on happiness does not make us happier and whether there are convincing reasons to believe-or not believe-in God. …”

“…We also examine Geertz's description of culture, Gadamer's approach to hermeneutics, and Weber's interpretative sociology, demonstrating their connections to the Austrian approach and offering examples of what Austrian cultural economics can look like. -- Contracubierta…”

“…Joseph Allen and John Macomber look at everything from the air we breathe to the water we drink to how light, sound, and materials impact our performance and wellbeing and drive business profit"-- Ed…”

“…But what should a ‘good university’ look like? In this inspiring new work, Raewyn Connell asks us to consider just that, challenging us to rethink the fundamentals of what universities do. …”

“…Written by a distringuished team of experts in the field, the chapters not only address traditional areas of knowledge such as opera and church music, but also look at the way this extremely diverse and dynamic musical world has been categorised in the past and how its products are viewed from various cultural points of view. …”
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“…This book offers a bold, comprehensive look at how campaigns actually work, from the framing of issues to media coverage to voters' decisions. …”
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“…He forcefully rejects competing approaches that look exclusively to the Constitution's text or to the eighteenth-century views of the framers. …”

“…This book is the essential, critical guide for all students of media studies and sociology. Readers will never look at social media the same way again…”
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“…Providing a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, Zeng and Qin’s thorough revision of their benchmark text offers a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond, as well as the contexts in which they operate. …”