“…The book analyzes the construction of mediated political reality in the two countries, and concludes that French media do not concentrate more on policy issues than do their American counterparts. The contributors discuss television news and news magazine coverage of the overall campaigns and their particular political debates, television commercials and broadcasts, and political posters. …”

“…He discusses the effects of the American and French Revolutions on ecclesiastical establishments as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century communions, particularly in Scotland, the Netherlands, the United States, and Germany, that directly challenged church dependence on the state. …”

“…"Charles Sanders Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, is a hugely important and influential thinker in the history of American philosophy. His philosophical interests were broad and he made significant contributions in several different areas of thought. …”

“…D’az immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss…”

“…Shulman's illuminating account of American legal history is of more than academic interest. …”

“…Setting aside stereotypes of a Native American Eden and the Black Legend of Spanish cruelty, he paints an evenhanded picture of a tense but interwoven coexistence. …”

“…Individual chapters treat examples from the realms of global climate change, military secrecy, female orgasm, environmental denialism, Native American paleontology, theoretical archaeology, racial ignorance, and more. …”
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“…In addition, Volume 16B includes chapters examining sociocultural approaches to the study of motivation, the motivation of African American students and teachers' motivation, the application of motivation research in classrooms, and the policy implications of motivation research. …”

“…The book includes astutely observed chapters on the United States, Japan, Russia, Britain, and the other European powers, and Winkler's distinctly European perspective offers insights beyond the accounts written by his British and American counterparts. As Germany takes its place at the helm of a unified Europe, Winkler's fascinating account will be widely read and debated for years to come…”

“…With an emphasis on negative emotions, coping strategies, emotional regulation, emotional labor, management and leadership, chapter authors detail a wide-ranging set of means to ameliorate negative emotions in organizational settings. …”

“…Here’s Looking at You serves as a basic text for political film courses and as a supplement in American government and film studies courses, and will also appeal to film buffs and people in the film industry…”

“…Da der Roman zwar eine wichtige, aber nicht die einzige Gattung ist, durch die gegenwärtig in und über Amerika erzählt wird, werden darüber hinaus auch andere Formen wie Spielfilme, graphic novels und Internet-Tagebücher beleuchtet, wo sie für symptomatische Entwicklungen des Erzählens stehen…”

“…American television is undergoing profound transitions in the digital age, transforming both the television industry and our viewing experiences. …”

“…In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he picks up the thread again in the second instalment of his definitive account of mankind's emergence as a political animal. …”

“…Meanwhile, Asia has been able to concentrate on building a better future and seizing the economic initiative from the American-dominated West, creating a new culture of hope. …”

“…This new paperback edition contains an Afterword written to coincide with the result of the 2004 American presidental election…”
Sumario

“…The third edition: *addresses the technological changes which have taken place since the book was first published and assesses their impact on the media and the ways in which we communicate with each other - from the internet and email to text messaging and hip-hop *provides a more international perspective, for example through heavier reference to American, Australian and Indian English *provides weblinks to support the updated bibliography and further reading sections, and more developed exercises and activities in each chapter…”

“…It's time to take a wide-angle look at HBO as a producer of American culture…”

“…Against the grain of contemporary theory, philosopher Richard Rorty blends American pragmatism and romanticism to produce a comprehensive vision of liberal modernity that features a virtue-based conception of liberal democracy. …”

“…It focuses on the nature of mercantile activity in two parts of Spain: Cadiz in the south, and its trade with Spain's American empire; and Bilbao in the north, and its trade with western and northern Europe. …”