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The Handbook of Global Media Research. Handbooks in Communication and Media
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 572Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media... -
A Companion to Moral Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 664A Companion to Moral Anthropology is the first collective consideration of the anthropological dimensions of morals, morality, and ethics. Original essays by international experts explore the various... -
Introduction to Crime Scene Photography
Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 432From the author of Crime Scene Photography, 2nd Edition, this introductory text serves as a detailed nuts-and-bolts version of its big brother, currently required reading for certification by the IAI... -
Statistics in Medicine. Edition No. 3
Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 738Statistics in Medicine, Third Edition makes medical statistics easy to understand by students, practicing physicians, and researchers. The book begins with databases from clinical medicine and uses... -
Fundamentals of Motor Control
Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 364Motor control is a relatively young field of research exploring how the nervous system produces purposeful, coordinated movements in its interaction with the body and the environment through conscious... -
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol 46
Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 384Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest,... -
Media Life
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 256Research 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... -
Anthropology in the City: Methodology and Theory
Ashgate Publishing, Aug 2012 , Pages: 242With half of humanity already living in towns and cities and that proportion expected to increase in the coming decades, society - both Western and non-Western - is fast becoming urban and even mega-urban... -
Learning why and how: A reader in managing nonprofit and voluntary organizations
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Jul 2012Publications on non profit management reflect three main trends. Some books describe the nonprofit experience in different countries focusing on how these experiences reflect the case of a particular... -
Managing Nonprofit Organizations
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 512This essential resource offers an overall understanding of nonprofits based on both the academic literature and practitioner experience. It shows how to lead, manage, govern, and structure effective... -
Introduction to Cities. How Place and Space Shape Human Experience
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 408A complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of the modern city, this book covers a wide range of theory, including the significance of space and place, to provide a balanced account... -
The Copywriter's Toolkit. The Complete Guide to Strategic Advertising Copy
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 396Written from a real-world perspective by an award-winning copywriter/producer/director, this comprehensive guide is what every writer needs to create powerful, strategic ad copy. Focusing on strategy,... -
Adolescent Brain Development
Elsevier Science and Technology, Jul 2012 , Pages: 100This comprehensive yet brief overview of the adolescent human brain discusses how the brain develops during this critical period of life and how that development impacts decision-making and risk-taking... -
Share This. The Social Media Handbook for PR Professionals
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 264Share This is a practical handbook to the biggest changes taking place in the media and its professions by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Social Media Panel. The book was conceived... -
Digital Media Law. 2nd Edition
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 416Covering the latest legal updates and rulings, the second edition of Digital Media Law presents a comprehensive introduction to all the critical issues surrounding media law. - Provides a solid foundation... -
Sleep and Brain Activity
Elsevier Science and Technology, Jul 2012 , Pages: 288In the last few decades, scientists have discovered that far from being a time of neural silence, sleep is characterized by complex patterns of electrical, neurochemical, and metabolic activity in the... -
The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons. New Yorker
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 144A loving look at the old ball game, from the cartoonists at The New Yorker America's national pastime engages fans and fanatics across the country and around the world. Across the magazine's eight... -
The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons. New Yorker
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 144A wry look at the golfing world, from the beloved cartoonists at The New Yorker A hilarious hole-in-one for golfers and cartoon-lovers alike, The New Yorker Book of Golf Cartoons, Second Edition brings... -
The Wrong Assumption: Revolutionary Scientific Theories That Shape the Elusive Supernatural World
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Jul 2012The Wrong Assumption: Revolutionary Scientific Theories That Shape the Elusive Supernatural World provides a scientific approach to philosophical thinking and encourages readers to explore their spiritual... -
Measure and Value. Sociological Review Monographs
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 188Explores how issues of measure and value are emerging as central in current debates concerning the capacity of social science and cognate disciplines to engage contemporary social and cultural life ... -
Love and Justice as Competences
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 328People care a great deal about justice. They protest and engage in confrontations with others when their sense of justice is affronted or disturbed. When they do this, they don’t generally act in... -
The Dark Side of Family Communication. PKOS - Polity Key Themes in Family Communication series
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 216This text provides for the first time in book form an exploration of the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life, ranging from, for example, severe acts of violence to more subtle... -
International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home
Elsevier Science and Technology, Jun 2012 , Pages: 3862Available online via SciVerse ScienceDirect, or in print for a limited time only, The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home is the first international reference work for housing scholars and... -
Ordinary Courage. The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 232This remarkable memoir is one of the most celebrated documents to emerge from the tumult of America’s Revolutionary War. The ordinary and yet exceptional experiences of a young soldier in Washington’s... -
Consumption and Its Consequences
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 200This is a book for those looking for different answers to some of today's most fundamental questions. What is a consumer society? Does being a consumer make us less authentic or more materialistic?... -
A Companion to Early Cinema
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jun 2012 , Pages: 648An authoritative and much-needed overview of the main issues in the field of early cinema from over 30 leading international scholars in the field - First collection of its kind to offer in one reference:... -
The Relationship Between Democracy and Education
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, May 2012This e-book presents an analysis on the correlative relations and interactions between democracy and education at macro and micro levels. This analysis demonstrates that democracy and educational institutes... -
Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland. Publications of the Philological Society
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 198Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an... -
Practical Process Research and Development - A guide for Organic Chemists. Edition No. 2
Elsevier Science and Technology, May 2012 , Pages: 488Designed to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries, this book describes... -
Gender and the City before Modernity. Gender and History Special Issues
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 266Gender and the City before Modernity presents a series of multi-disciplinary readings that explore issues relating to the role of gender in a variety of cities of the ancient, medieval, and early modern... -
A Companion to Border Studies. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 636A Companion to Border Studies introduces an exciting and expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through the writing of an international array of scholars, from diverse perspectives that include... -
Why Love Hurts. A Sociological Explanation
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 300Few of us have been spared the agonies of intimate relationships. They come in many shapes: loving a man or a woman who will not commit to us, being heartbroken when we're abandoned by a lover, engaging... -
On Education. Conversations with Riccardo Mazzeo
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 100What is the role of education in a world where we no longer have a clear vision of the future and where the idea of a single, universal model of humanity seems like the residue of a bygone age? What... -
What is Media Archaeology?
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 200This cutting-edge text offers an introduction to the emerging field of media archaeology and analyses the innovative theoretical and artistic methodology used to excavate current media through its... -
Evil
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 180In contrast to traditional systems of thought which regarded evil as a supernatural force that explained human misfortune, Michel Wieviorka develops a sociological analysis of evil phenomena. His... -
Systems of Privilege. Intersections, Awareness, and Applications. Journal of Social Issues (JOSI)
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, May 2012 , Pages: 200This issue explores conceptualizations of various forms of privilege and the psychological and behavioral consequences of privilege with an emphasis on policy implicatiosn and intersectionality. The... -
Personal Productivity Secrets. Do what you never thought possible with your time and attention... and regain control of your life
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 312Learn tried-and-tested methods for optimal personal productivity! Ever find yourself more than a bit overwhelmed by the constant influx of e-mail and reminders as well as the ever-present calendars,... -
Wissenschaft kommunizieren
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 234 -
A Companion to Augustine. Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 640A Companion to Augustine presents a fresh collection of scholarship by leading academics with a new approach to contextualizing Augustine and his works within the multi-disciplinary field of Late Antiquity,... -
The Complete Archaeology of Greece. From Hunter-Gatherers to the 20th Century A.D.
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 544The Complete Archaeology of Greece covers the incredible richness and variety of Greek culture and its central role in our understanding of European civilization, from the Palaeolithic era of 400,000... -
Human Biology. An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective. 2nd Edition
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 880This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging,... -
Plautus and Roman Slavery
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 240This book studies a crucial phase in the history of Roman slavery, beginning with the transition to chattel slavery in the third century bce and ending with antiquity’s first large-scale slave rebellion... -
A Companion to Werner Herzog. WBCF - Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 644A Companion to Werner Herzog showcases over two dozen original scholarly essays examining nearly five decades of filmmaking by one of the most acclaimed and innovative figures in world cinema. - First... -
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 632The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to African Religions brings together a team of international scholars to create a single-volume resource on the religious beliefs and practices of the peoples in Africa. ... -
APA Style Simplified. Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 216This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. - Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose - Incorporates... -
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol 45
Elsevier Science and Technology, Apr 2012 , Pages: 360Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest,... -
APA Style Simplified. Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 216This is a compact but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. - Demonstrates how to write objective scientific research papers using interesting prose - Incorporates... -
A Said Dictionary
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 194This interpretive dictionary introduces the critical and theoretical world of distinguished literary and cultural critic Edward W. Said through the crucial terms and concepts central to his work. ... -
A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 624A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe offers a survey of contemporary Europeanist anthropology and European ethnology, and a guide to emerging trends in this geographical field of research. Providing... -
A Companion to Forensic Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Apr 2012 , Pages: 752A Companion to Forensic Anthropology presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology currently available, with chapters by renowned international...
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