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The Balance of Power: History and Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sheehan, Michael / Sheehan, M., PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, The balance of ong>powerong> is one of the most fundamental concepts behong>inong>d ong>inong>ternational politics ong>andong> provides a structure for explaong>inong>ong>inong>g some of the essential prong>inong>ciples behong>inong>d ong>inong>ternational relations. Yet despite its widespread importance it remaong>inong>s an enigma ong>andong> is surrounded by controversy. "The Balance of ong>Powerong>" traces the evolution of the theory from the eighteenth century to the present day. It ong>inong>corporates classical anlysis ong>andong> recent research to give a detailed account of the concept ong>inong> practice ong>andong> the operation of the ong>inong>ternational system while challengong>inong>g traditional views of the balance of ong>powerong>. Its exploration of the way the balance of ong>powerong> operated ong>inong> key historical periods shows how the generally accepted development of the concept is based on a misunderstong>andong>ong>inong>g of the historical reality.

Body and Gift: Reflections on Creation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Torode, Sam, PUBLISHER: Ascension Press, The First book ong>inong> the ong>seriesong>, Body ong>andong> Gift, begong>inong>s with the creation of man recorded ong>inong> Genesis ong>andong> goes on to explore its teachong>inong>g on the human body ong>andong> God's design for marriage

Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dimbleby, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: BBC Books, ong>Russiaong> is a country ong>inong> transition. It is a long>andong> of exotic treasures with a culture rich ong>inong> world-famous artists, writers ong>andong> musicians. It is a swiftly modernizong>inong>g economy yet still a place of corruption, suppression, ong>andong> secrecy, shakong>inong>g off its recent, bloody past of Communist dictatorship. ong>Russiaong> may no longer be seen to rival America, but with control over a huge portion of the world's remaong>inong>ong>inong>g non-renewable energy resources, it is a rapidly risong>inong>g energy super-ong>powerong>. Yet, shrouded ong>inong> myth ong>andong> ice, it is little understood by the rest of world. Travellong>inong>g thousong>andong>s of miles, Jonathan journeys from Kalong>inong>ong>inong>grad ong>inong> the west to Provideniya ong>inong> the east to discover modern ong>Russiaong>. Passong>inong>g through some of the most extreme long>andong>scape on earth, several climates ong>andong> across seven time zones, he visits places "spectacular, ong>inong>famous, secret" that witnessed defong>inong>ong>inong>g moments ong>inong> ong>Russiaong>'s extraordong>inong>ary history. The people that ong>inong>habit this vast long>andong>mass are as fascong>inong>atong>inong>g ong>andong> diverse as the long>andong>scape. Caught between Asia ong>andong> Europe, they are a mix of ethnicities, a product of ong>Russiaong>n expansionism ong>andong> their turbulent past. ong>Inong> this book ong>andong> the groundbreakong>inong>g television ong>seriesong> it accompanies, Jonathan looks at how ong>Russiaong>'s past has shaped her current identity ong>andong> ong>inong>vestigates what modern ong>Russiaong> means to her people now.

Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Duffy, Paul / Kong>andong>alov, ong>Andong>rei, PUBLISHER: SAE ong>Inong>ternational, This ong>inong>terestong>inong>g book focuses on the aircraft designs of the man often referred to as the father of ong>Russiaong>n aviation, ong>Andong>rei Nikolaevich Tupolev. Born ong>inong> ong>Russiaong> ong>inong> , Tupolev went on to design aircraft that earned ong>Russiaong> worldwide acclaim for their pioneerong>inong>g contributions to aviation ong>inong> the s, '30s, ong>andong> '40s. Tupolev - The Man ong>andong> His Aircraft begong>inong>s with a short biography of Tupolev, then quickly moves on to coverong>inong>g the historical ong>andong> engong>inong>eerong>inong>g details of his aircraft designs.

Talent in Context: Historical and Social Persepectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedman, Reva C. / Rogers, Karen B., PUBLISHER: APA Books, This Division 15 ong>seriesong>, "Psychology ong>inong> the Classroom", is geared toward elementary, middle, ong>andong> high school teachers. This ong>seriesong> encourages teachers to base daily classroom practices on sound prong>inong>ciples derived from the latest educational psychology research. The ong>seriesong> bridges the gap between theory ong>andong> practice, with each book ong>inong>cludong>inong>g real-life case illustrations, sample classroom activities, self-study questions, ong>andong> suggested readong>inong>gs.

Literature and Globalization A Reader (Routledge Literature

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Atlas of Industrializing Britain,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, R. J. / Langton, John, PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, This atlas draws together crucial social ong>andong> economic data on Englong>andong>, Scotlong>andong> ong>andong> Wales between ong>andong> , ong>andong> gives a clear guide to the ong>inong>dustrial development of Great Britaong>inong> durong>inong>g the modern period.

Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newkirk, Pamela / Reeves, Mong>inong>ou, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, Wong>inong>ner of the National Press Club Prize for ong>Mediaong> Criticism. Companion website: http: //www.nyupress.nyu.edu/authors/veil.html Thirty years ago, the Kerner Commission Report made national headlong>inong>es by exposong>inong>g the consistently biased coverage afforded African Americans ong>inong> the maong>inong>stream ong>mediaong>. While the report acted as a much ballyhooed wake-up call, the problems it identified have stubbornly persisted, despite the ong>inong>fusion of black ong>andong> other racial mong>inong>ority journalists ong>inong>to the ong>newsong>room. ong>Inong> Withong>inong> the Veil, Pamela Newkirk unmasks the ways ong>inong> which race contong>inong>ues to ong>inong>fluence reportage, both overtly ong>andong> covertly. Newkirk charts a ong>seriesong> of race-related conflicts at ong>newsong> organizations across the country, illustratong>inong>g how African American journalists have ong>inong>fluenced ong>andong> been denied ong>inong>fluence to the content, presentation, ong>andong> very nature of ong>newsong>. Through anecdotes culled from ong>inong>terviews with over 100 broadcast ong>andong> prong>inong>t journalists, Newkirk exposes the trials ong>andong> triumphs of African American journalists as they struggle ong>inong> pursuit of more equitable coverage of racial mong>inong>orities. She illumong>inong>ates the agonizong>inong>g dilemmas they face when writong>inong>g stories critical of blacks, stories which force them to choose between journalistic ong>inong>tegrity, their own advancement, ong>andong> the almost certaong>inong> enmity of the black community. Withong>inong> the Veil is a grippong>inong>g front-long>inong>e report on the contong>inong>uong>inong>g battle to ong>inong>tegrate America's ong>newsong>rooms ong>andong> ong>newsong> coverage.

Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tait, Alan / Mills, Roger, PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, This book considers the changong>inong>g needs ong>andong> demong>andong>s of distance education students. It draws together contributions from the UK, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, South Africa ong>andong> Botswana, to offer an ong>inong>ternational perspective on distance learnong>inong>g. Issues addressed ong>inong>clude the challenges ong>andong> implications of new technology, quality assurance, commercialization, the learner as consumer, ong>andong> the impact of cultural differences on ong>inong>ternationalized curricula.

The Wars on Terrorism and Iraq: Human Rights, Unilateralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robong>inong>son, Mary / Crahan, M. / Crahan, Margaret E., PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, 'If I had the ong>powerong> to do so, I would make this book compulsory readong>inong>g for all who exercise political ong>powerong> ong>inong> our world today ong>Inong>stead, I will keep my fong>inong>gers crossed that it will be read by as many members of Congress ong>andong> of the current US admong>inong>istration as possible, ong>andong> by a wide cross-section of policy analysts, diplomats, academics ong>andong> human rights defenders.' - Mary Robong>inong>son, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Wars on Terrorism ong>andong> Iraq provides a timely ong>andong> critical analysis of the impact of the wars on terrorism ong>andong> Iraq on human rights particularly ong>inong>ternationally, as well as related tensions between unilateralism ong>andong> multilateralism ong>inong> US foreign policy. The distong>inong>guished contributors examong>inong>e the consequences for ong>inong>ternational relations ong>andong> world order of the traditional stong>andong>ard bearer for human rights ong>andong> democracy (the United States) appearong>inong>g not to be championong>inong>g the rule of law ong>andong> negotiated conflict resolution. The authors also suggest effective policies to promote greater fulfilment of human rights ong>inong> order to achieve peaceful accord withong>inong> nations, ong>andong> stability ong>inong>ternationally.

Abigail Adams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sawyer, Kem Knapp, PUBLISHER: DK Publishong>inong>g (Dorlong>inong>g Kong>inong>dersley), Filled with archival photographs ong>andong> amazong>inong>g facts, this groundbreakong>inong>g ong>seriesong> ong>inong>troduces young readers to some of history's most ong>inong>terestong>inong>g ong>andong> ong>inong>fluential characters. The ong>seriesong> now features a refreshed design, takong>inong>g the ong>seriesong>' origong>inong>al look ong>inong> a more modern direction. "Abigail Adams" tells the story of the second First Lady of the United States-ong>inong>cludong>inong>g her progressive ideas on women's rights, ong>andong> her famous correspondence with her husbong>andong> on matters of philosophy, politics, ong>andong> more. Acquista Ora

Communication Yearbook 25

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gudykunst, William B., PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, "Communication Yearbook 25" is devoted to publishong>inong>g state-of-the-art literature reviews ong>inong> which authors critique ong>andong> synthesize a body of communication research. This volume contaong>inong>s critical, ong>inong>tegrative reviews of research on democracy ong>andong> new communication technologies; the Federal Communication Commission's communication policymakong>inong>g process; cognitive effects of hyperong>mediaong>; ong>mediaong>tion of children's television viewong>inong>g; ong>inong>formatization, world systems, ong>andong> developong>inong>g countries; communication ethics; communication ong>inong> culturally diverse work groups; ong>andong> attitudes toward language. ong>Inong> addition, it also ong>inong>cludes senior scholars' reviews of research on imagong>inong>ed ong>inong>teractions ong>andong> symbolic convergence theory. Representong>inong>g ong>mediaong>, ong>inong>terpersonal, ong>inong>tercultural, ong>andong> other areas of communication, this is an important reference on current research for scholars ong>andong> students ong>inong> the social sciences. Each of the chapters make a unique contribution to the field.

Understanding Boat Corrosion, Lightning Protection and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Payne, John C., PUBLISHER: Sheridan House, Covers problems with metal corrosion on the hull ong>andong> fastenong>inong>gs, lightnong>inong>g hazards ong>andong> protection ong>andong> electrical problems on a boat. It is part of ong>seriesong> of books about technical issues facong>inong>g every boat owner ong>andong> is fully illustrated with photos ong>andong> technical drawong>inong>gs.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume ong>inong> the "At Issue ong>inong> History ong>seriesong> is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At offshoot of Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue ong>seriesong> focusong>inong>g on current social issues, this ong>seriesong> provides primary ong>andong> secondary sources to explore ong>andong> ong>inong>vestigate the various opong>inong>ions offered on each topic. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices of those who participated ong>inong> ong>andong> witnessed the dramatic events of the past. More recent writong>inong>gs by historians ong>andong> other scholars examong>inong>e events with the benefit of hong>inong>dsight, illumong>inong>atong>inong>g both the heroism ong>andong> egregious errors of history makers.

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, ong>Andong>rew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguong>inong>g that "first encounters" have already applied traditional theoretical ong>andong> conceptual frameworks to digital ong>mediaong>, the contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a revisitong>inong>g. Digital ong>mediaong> are not only objects of analysis but also ong>inong>struments for the development of ong>inong>novative perspectives on both ong>mediaong> ong>andong> culture. Drawong>inong>g on ong>inong>sights from literary theory, semiotics, philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, ong>mediaong> studies, sociology, ong>andong> education, the contributors construct new positions from which to observe digital ong>mediaong> ong>inong> fresh ong>andong> meanong>inong>gful ways. Throughout they explore to what extent ong>inong>terpretation of ong>andong> experimentation with digital ong>mediaong> can ong>inong>form theory. It also asks how our understong>andong>ong>inong>g of digital ong>mediaong> can contribute to our understong>andong>ong>inong>g of social ong>andong> cultural change. The book is organized ong>inong> four sections: Education ong>andong> ong>Inong>terdisciplong>inong>arity, Design ong>andong> Aesthetics, Rhetoric ong>andong> ong>Inong>terpretation, ong>andong> Social Theory ong>andong> Ethics. The topics ong>inong>clude the effects on readong>inong>g of the multimodal ong>andong> multisensory aspects of the digital environment, the impact of practice on the medium of theory, how digital ong>mediaong> are dissolvong>inong>g the boundaries between leisure ong>andong> work, ong>andong> the impact of cyberspace on established ethical prong>inong>ciples.

How to Do Everything with MP3 and Digital Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Dave / Broida, Rick, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Osborne ong>Mediaong>, A hot new release ong>inong> the extremely popular "How to Do Everythong>inong>g ong>seriesong>, this friendly, solutions-oriented book is filled with step-by-step details on how to create, download, upload, play--ong>andong> even remaster--MP3 ong>andong> digital music files. You'll also get a completely up-to-date survey of peer-to-peer file sharong>inong>g services like Napster, Aimster, Gnutella, ong>andong> others, ong>andong> details on all the latest ong>andong> best MP3 players, both desktop ong>andong> portable.

Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kong>inong>der, Marsha, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, How do children today learn to understong>andong> stories? Why do they respond so enthusiastically to home video games ong>andong> to a myth like Teenage Mutant Nong>inong>ja Turtles? ong>Andong> how are such fads related to multong>inong>ational ong>mediaong> mergers ong>andong> the "new world order"? ong>Inong> assessong>inong>g these questions, Marsha Kong>inong>der provides a brilliant new perspective on modern ong>mediaong>.

Children Talking Television; The Making of Television

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buckong>inong>gham, David / Buckong>inong>gham, D. / David Buckong>inong>gham University of London ong>Inong>, PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>, Is television harmful to children? Does it destroy imagong>inong>ation, provode delong>inong>quency ong>andong> violence, undermong>inong>e family life ong>andong> have other detrimental effects on children?; The author, himself a parent, teacher ong>andong> researcher ong>inong>vestigates the complex ways ong>inong> which children actively make meanong>inong>g ong>andong> take pleasure from television. Chapters cover the popular debates about children ong>andong> television from a general ong>andong> academic perspective. The characteristics of children's talk about television are explored, as children ong>inong>teract with other children ong>andong> other family members ong>inong> family viewong>inong>g sessions.; Key concepts which ong>inong>form children's talk about television are ong>inong>vestigated i. e. genre, narrative, character, modality, ong>andong> agency. Fong>inong>ally, conclusions are presented ong>andong> issues outlong>inong>ed for further research.; Drawong>inong>g on theories ong>andong> ideas developed withong>inong> ong>mediaong> ong>andong> cultural studies, English, education, psychology, sociology, long>inong>guistics ong>andong> other related areas, this book will be useful to both students ong>andong> teachers ong>inong> the field, ong>andong> to the general reader with an ong>inong>terest ong>inong> children ong>andong> the ong>mediaong>.

Redeeming Modernity: Contradictions in Media Criticism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jensen, Joli, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This book examong>inong>es the explicit ong>andong> implicit logic operatong>inong>g ong>inong> claims of ong>mediaong> ong>inong>fluence. Begong>inong>nong>inong>g with a close analysis of arguments by four critical voices - Dwight Macdonald, Daniel Boorstong>inong>, Stuart Ewen ong>andong> Neil Postman - on the nature of ong>mediaong> ong>inong>fluence, the author demonstrates how they mobilize three domong>inong>ant metaphors - ong>mediaong> as ong>inong>formation, ong>mediaong> as art, ong>andong> ong>mediaong> as education. She then examong>inong>es the historical ong>andong> ong>inong>tellectual roots of these concepts ong>inong> American social ong>andong> cultural thought ong>andong> explores ong>mediaong> as a new technology as a means for more positive expectations of ong>mediaong> ong>inong>fluence. The book closes with a section considerong>inong>g how debates on postmodernism redirect but do not resolve the basic contradictions ong>inong> social ong>andong> cultu

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Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong> Cavendish, Takong>inong>g a critical look at the major areas of constitutional ong>andong> admong>inong>istrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on the protection of citizens' rights ong>andong> good governance. The third edition of this book builds on the success of the previous two editions, settong>inong>g-out the established legal prong>inong>ciples through Caribbean cases, along with critique ong>andong> commentary of the law where appropriate. Contemporary issues ong>andong> changes ong>inong> Caribbean public law are addressed ong>inong>cludong>inong>g: the refong>inong>ong>inong>g of the rules governong>inong>g judicial review; recent cases dealong>inong>g with the death penalty; ong>andong> the likely impact on CARICOM ong>inong>itiatives on the rights of citizens.

Media, War, and Terrorism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van, Der Veer / Van Der Veer, Peter / Munshi, Shoma, PUBLISHER: ong>Routledgeong>/Curzon, This collection of essays covers the ong>mediaong> ong>andong> public debate dimension of the events of 9/11, ong>andong> beyond, from the poong>inong>t of view of Middle Eastern ong>andong> Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the ong>mediaong> as an ong>inong>strument of warfare, the growong>inong>g significance of religion, the emergence of transnational ong>mediaong> ong>andong> a transnational public sphere ong>andong> the relationship between the West ong>andong> the rest of the world. The second part of the book contaong>inong>s nong>inong>e case studies relatong>inong>g to different parts of the Middle East ong>andong> Asian world, all with a strong empirical focus, while at the same time elaboratong>inong>g the book's theoretical concerns.

Information Sources in Finance and Banking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lester, R. G. / Lester, Ray, PUBLISHER: Bowker-Saur, This book guides users to both traditional ong>andong> computerized sources on all aspects of the fong>inong>ancial system, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g historical sources; IT impact; banks ong>andong> other fong>inong>ancial ong>inong>stitutions; money markets; stock markets; Euromarkets; commodity markets; foreign exchange markets; central banks; ong>inong>ternational organizations; fundong>inong>g agencies; ong>newsong> services; national ong>andong> ong>inong>ternational data ong>andong> statistics; ong>andong> laws ong>andong> regulations.

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