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Media studies

Paperback. Few virtues are as celebrated in contemporary culture as openness. But what does openness mean, and what would a political theory of openness look like? The author uses Wikipedia, the most prominent product of open organization, to analyze the theory and politics of openness in practice - and to break its spell. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226192307
ISBN
9780226192307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226192277
ISBN
9780226192277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.11
€ 79.61

Marks a major new contribution to the emerging field of comic studies and the growing literature on superheroes. Using a range of critical theorists the book examines superheroes as sovereigns, addressing amongst other things the complex treatment of law and violence, legitimacy and authority. Num Pages: 208 pages. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085048
ISBN
9780719085048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.90

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the media in Scotland. Editor(s): Blain, Neil; Hutchison, David. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748628001
ISBN
9780748628001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Sharing is central to how we live today: it is what we do online; it is a model of economic behaviour; and it is also a type of therapeutic talk. Sharing embodies positive values such as empathy, communication, fairness, openness and equality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662510
ISBN
9780745662510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. Television and Society is a textbook designed to introduce students to the role of television in contemporary society. It explores the structure of the television text, the way in which that text is produced and the way it is consumed. The first section deals with the analysis of television programmes as texts. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614366
ISBN
9780745614366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. A theory of the way in which different media music, words, moving pictures and dance work together to create multimedia. Beginning with a study of the way meaning is mediated in television commercials, and concluding with in-depth readings of Disney's Fantasia, Madonna's video Material Girl and Armide, Goddard's sequence from the film Aria. Num Pages: 296 pages, 39 figures, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFD; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198167372
ISBN
9780198167372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.34

Paperback. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA; DSB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816621965
ISBN
9780816621965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 430 x 249 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745681313
ISBN
9780745681313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. Media are fundamental to our sense of living in a social world. Since the beginning of modernity, media have transformed the scale on which we act as social beings. And now in the era of digital media, media themselves are being transformed as platforms, content, and producers multiply. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745639215
ISBN
9780745639215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Hardcover. Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745681306
ISBN
9780745681306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.41

Paperback. Exposes the national stories which turn out to be pseudo events manufactured by the PR industry, and the global news stories which prove to be fiction generated by a machinery of international propaganda. This book shows the impact of this on a world where consumers believe a mass of stories which are as false as the idea that the Earth is flat. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
Paperback – 1 Jan 2009
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512684
ISBN
9780099512684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Following on from the successful first edition, this book continues to offer a lively introduction to the concepts of language and representation. With helpful exercises and analysis of relevant examples, the new edition examines recent developments throughout the media for all students of film, media and communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203358
ISBN
9780230203358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Hardback.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190991
ISBN
9780300190991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Baumbach, Nico; Young, Damon R.; Yue, Genevieve. Num Pages: 140 pages, 17. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822368472
ISBN
9780822368472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813561929
ISBN
9780813561929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. An important work by one of the leading social thinkers of the late twentieth century. This book is one of Luhmann's most systematic statement about the nature of the media. He examines the media from the distinctive perspective of his theory of social systems. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621326
ISBN
9780745621326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5SG; APFA; JFD; JFSK; UBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023063
ISBN
9780253023063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 5SG; APFA; JFD; JFSK; UBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022752
ISBN
9780253022752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Chomsky discusses a series of political issues from 2001 such as US involvement in East Timor and the second war in Iraq. Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335650
ISBN
9780745335650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.54

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