Interdisciplinary studies

Instagram is at the heart of global digital culture, having made selfies, filters and square frames an inescapable part of everyday life since it was launched in 2010.

Globalization, heralded for decades as a harbinger of prosperity, faces a huge backlash.

Contemporary societies demand clear-minded, evidence-based ideas to address complex social issues.

Television Studies provides an overview of the origins, central ideas, and intellectual traditions of this exciting field.

From caf culture to home schooling, remote community networks, and smart cities, Wi-Fi is an invisible but fundamental element of contemporary life.

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Communication studies is a fragmented field.

Libya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new haven for terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the refugee crisis.

Public relations is, by design, the least visible of the persuasive industries.

This revised edition of Kimberly Hutchings s best-selling textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of Global Ethics for students of politics, international relations and globalization.

Today's economic system, premised on the sale of physical goods, does not fit the information age in which we live.

These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing.

Introduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard.

With more than 500,000 people killed and at least half the population displaced, Syria's conflict is the most deadly of the twenty-first century.

Across the Western world, people are angry about the inability of government to perform basic functions competently.

What should be done after the end of a repressive regime or a civil war?

For much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace.

Media are poetic forces.

Can we talk about the news media without proclaiming journalism either our savior or the source of all evil?

The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises.

Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.

Understanding Development offers a comprehensive introduction to the multidimensional and evolving nature of international development in the contemporary world.

After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent.

A singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings.

China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs.

Once marginalized in the world economy, Africa today is a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan.

In the context of profound transformations in the professional, business, technological and social context of journalism, it is crucial for journalism studies and education to move beyond limited approaches to the discipline.

This inspirational book provides the backstory to current attempts by states and corporations to control the Internet.

Liveness is a persistent and much-debated concept in media studies.

Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years.

This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses.

In recent decades cognitive science has revolutionised our understanding of the workings of the human mind.

Whether we are out on the streets or between the sheets, cotton is our constant companion.

With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains.

Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit.

The Immigration Act of 1965 was one of the most consequential laws ever passed in the United States and immigration policy continues to be one of the most contentious areas of American politics.

Successfully handle difficult conversations, remain civil, and end an argument peacefully with this straightforward and mindful guide to conflict resolution.

From Marcus Collins, strategist to Apple, Nike and Beyonce, discover how you can harness the most powerful vehicle for influencing behaviour: true cultural engagement.

A Nobel Prize-winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuriesThe world is a better place than it used to be.

The ';illuminating' (Los Angeles Times) answer to why Israel and Palestine's attempts at negotiation have failed and a practical, ';admirably measured' (The New York Times) roadmap for bringing peace to the Middle Eastby an impartial American diplomat experienced in solving international conflicts.

Seit Jahrtausenden strebt der Mensch nach Fortschritt, Ordnung und Sicherheit.

El libro presenta un análisis de los desafíos de la gobernanza territorial en la construcción de la paz en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta desde la acción colectiva de los actores relevantes en dos perspectivas: una panorámica o general en la aplicación de la planeación con enfoque territorial en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, y otra sectorial, desde el turismo en sitio localizado: el corregimiento de Minca (distrito de Santa Marta), un sector que presenta un sensible crecimiento luego del posconflicto.

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No British periodical or weekly magazine has a richer and more distinguished archive than The New Statesman, which has long been at the centre of British political and cultural life.

'A manifesto for future-proofing our jobs and prosperity' THE SUNDAY TIMESWe stand on the edge of a new era that will bring change to our world on a par with the Industrial Revolution.

At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front.

A major new TV series - MASTERS OF THE AIR How America's bomber boys and girls in England won their war, and how their English allies responded to them.

'Fascinating and eye-opening' OWEN JONESDO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOES COME FROM?

Which lines on the map matter most?