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Paperback. The first edition od Mediated Society: A Critical Sociology of Media is a concise text that takes a sociological approach to the study of mass media for second and third year undergraduate students. It can be used as a core text for one-semester courses or as a supplementary text for full year courses. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195431407
- ISBN
- 9780195431407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Drawing on case studies from the global South, this book explores the politics of mediated citizenship in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries. The studies show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional and that it has an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South. Editor(s): Lieres, Bettina von; Piper, Laurence. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405302
- ISBN
- 9781137405302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Piper, L. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHBA; JPA; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349487691
- ISBN
- 9781349487691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
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
€ 32.45
Hardcover. Contemporary anthropologists' engagement with social & digital media simultaneously offers opportunities to disseminate work in new ways, while challenging scholars to move into unfamiliar collaborative domains & expose their research to new forms of scrutiny. This volume's contributors question whether a fresh public anthropology is emerging. Editor(s): Pink, Sarah; Abram, Simone. Series: Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388463
- ISBN
- 9781782388463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.59
€ 162.59
Paperback. Showcases the work emerging from the ethnography of media. This title covers topics ranging from indigenous media projects around the world to the unexpected effects of state control of media to the local impact of film and television as they travel transnationally. Editor(s): Ginsburg, Faye D.; Abu-Lughod, Lila; Larkin, Brian. Num Pages: 429 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232310
- ISBN
- 9780520232310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670560
- ISBN
- 9780745670560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Where is sociology in contemporary media studies? How do sociological questions and arguments shape media analysis? These are the questions addressed in this timely collection on media sociology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745670553
- ISBN
- 9780745670553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardcover. Representing a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture, this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage, auto/biographies and influential television programmes. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA; JFCD; JFDT; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335685
- ISBN
- 9781137335685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349463190
- ISBN
- 9781349463190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. Adopting a truly global, theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, Media Pluralism and Diversity intends to advance our understanding of media pluralism across the globe. It compares metrics that have been developed in different parts of the world to assess levels of, or threats to, media pluralism. Editor(s): Sukosd, Miklos; Picard, Robert G.; Valcke, Peggy. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 black & white tables, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304292
- ISBN
- 9781137304292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.06
€ 151.06
Paperback. Research consistently shows how through the years more of our time gets spent using media, how multitasking our media has become a regular feature of everyday life, and that consuming media for most people increasingly takes place alongside producing media. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650005
- ISBN
- 9780745650005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Media Events: A Critical Contemporary Approach presents insights and ambitious attempts to expand a rigorous methodology on the study of media events. The debates generated by this volume will inspire both scholars and practitioners because they bring to light new concepts, ideas and results that could be further developed. Editor(s): Mitu, Bianca; Poulakidakos, Stamatis. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349847334
- ISBN
- 9781349847334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522996
- ISBN
- 9781349522996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Using examples from the US, Europe and Asia, this collection - now available in paperback - presents empirical studies of print, recorded music, movies, radio, television and the Internet to reveal both how media structure public spheres and how people use media to participate in the public sphere. Editor(s): Butsch, Richard. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230594494
- ISBN
- 9780230594494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This book explores the new terrain of network capitalism through the transformations of the discourse on technology. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFT; JHB; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310811
- ISBN
- 9781137310811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardback. Editor(s): Mikulincer, Mario; Shaver, Phillip R. Series: The Herzliya Series on Personality and Social Psychology. Num Pages: 416 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JMC; JMH; MFK; UYQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433814150
- ISBN
- 9781433814150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69€ 101.27
€ 104.69
€ 101.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 126 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723752
- ISBN
- 9781560723752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.04€ 100.38
€ 132.04
€ 100.38
Hardcover. Reviews the epidemiological, demographic, and biological basis of population models of human mortality. This monograph discusses biological mechanisms, which shape the age-patterns of mortality. It also investigates the effects of an individual health state, susceptibility to diseases and death, or physical frailty on changes in late age survival. Num Pages: 174 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778385079
- ISBN
- 9788778385079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. How do you judge the quality of a school, a district, a teacher, a student? By the test scores, of course. Yet for all the talk, what educational tests can and can't tell you, and how scores can be misunderstood and misused, remains a mystery to most. This book demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035218
- ISBN
- 9780674035218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.59
€ 30.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. Offers an introduction in Applied Statistics focusing on some of the statistics of today's society--world wide population growth, economic developments, international trade and energy consumption, global maldistribution of income and absorption of resources, depletion of species and resources, environmental changes, and human problems. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968740
- ISBN
- 9780471968740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.36
€ 151.36
Paperback. Yosef Dlugacz orients the reader with a historical perspective on the transition from a physician-centered, volume-based reimbursement system to a quality-driven, data-centered culture and then moves into the primary roles of performance assessment and outcomes measure in the current health care environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBGR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787983833
- ISBN
- 9780787983833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
Paperback. Now, more than ever, customer experience plays a pivotal role in the success and longevity of a company. Based on rigorous scientific tools and global data, this book offers a simple but thorough guide on how to master the challenges of the market, and how to deliver superior performance through effective customer experience management. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJC; KJMV6; KJS; KJSM; KJSU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477340
- ISBN
- 9781349477340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Hardback. Presents an analysis of the field of child well-being indicators. This book also presents a context for children's well-being, as well as a set of five "new" domains and some 49 indicators that are recommended for measuring and monitoring children's well-being. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367895
- ISBN
- 9780792367895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23