"Much work has been done to map out the contours of Islamic intellectual production in West Africa before the twentieth century. However, we still do not understand very well the process by which ideas and texts circulated in the region. Lists of specific books imported by West Africans during the n
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ineteenth century are rare (although one such compilation helps frame this paper), and the particular books memorized and/or copied by individual students on particular subjects usually fail to tells us much about their mentors’ libraries. As a result, the reconstruction of a trans-Saharan, much less the east-west Sahelian book trade, if these existed in any formal sense, must be subject to some speculation. Clearly, there was a steady demand in West Africa for Arabic texts; libraries and literary capital have long been understood as an important component of religious authority. But our knowledge of what might have been the actual texts sought in a book trade, is limited. We can deduce something about the distribution of books in West Africa from the authors and subjects studied in particular venues, and from analyses of the citations used in particular scholarly works written by West Africans. But both the works studied and the analysis of citations tell us about books that were known to individual scholars rather than works that were actually in demand. This paper seeks to describe the books—by author and title—that were in heaviest demand by doing an inventory of the contents of a cross-section of West African libraries." (Introduction)
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"The rise of postmodern theories and pluralist thinking has paved the way for multicultural approaches to communication studies and now is the time for decentralization, de-Westernization, and differentiation. This trend is reflected in the increasing number of communication journals with a national
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or regional focus. Alongside this proliferation of research output from outside of the mainstream West, there is a growing discontent with communication theories being "Westerncentric". Compared with earlier works that questioned the need to distinguish between the Western and the non-Western, and to build "Asian" communication theories, there seems to be greater assertiveness and determination in searching for and developing theoretical frameworks and paradigms that take consideration of, and therefore are more relevant to, the cultural context in which research is accomplished. This path-breaking book moves beyond critiquing "Westerncentrism" in media and communication studies by examining where Eurocentrism has come from, how is it reflected in the study of media and communication, what the barriers and solutions to de-centralizing the production of theories are, and what is called for in order to establish Asian communication theories." (Publisher description)
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"Há trinta anos morria Glauber Rocha, porta-voz do Cinema Novo. A trajetória do artista, apontando novos caminhos para um cinema político, iniciara-se vinte anos antes, com Barravento, seu primeiro longa-metragem. A publicação deste livro, que reune artigos de alguns dos melhores especialistas,
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vem possibilitar novas reflexões sobre a obra daquele que foi um dos grandes inovadores do cinema moderno. O legado de Glauber Rocha e a relevância da sua obra são reconsiderados em ensaios que enfocam principalmente aspectos interculturais, transnacionais e intermediais, valorizando uma obra que ultrapassa não só as fronteiras do cinema brasileiro, mas também o próprio cinema enquanto manifestação artística." (Descrição da editora de livros)
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"La idea de este libro pretende cumplir dos propósitos: por un lado desarrollar un aspecto didáctico para todos aquellos estudiantes de medios o productores de programas, que recién toman contacto con este indicador y hacerles saber, de manera simple, clara y básica, que es exactamente el rating
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de televisión, como se calcula, cuales son los diferentes aspectos de análisis, y cómo se utiliza, tanto desde el punto de vista de un medio televisivo emisor, como desde la perspectiva de un anunciante o agencia de publicidad. Por el otro lado, relatar todo lo que he aprendido en estos años: el mundo que gira en torno al rating, los mitos, prejuicios, verdades y mentiras sobre las diferentes metodologías de medición, muchas veces erroneamente idealizadas y otras injustamente criticadas. Así como también la calidad de las instituciones que realizan las mediciones. En otras palabras, explicar con propiedad lo estrictamente técnico y profesional, y alternarlo con la historia - tal como la he venido recopilando en mi memoria durante todos estos años - de como ha sido el camino recorrido por las empresas que se dedicaron a medir y comercializar el índice y el tortuoso mundo que rodea al rating." (Prólogo, página 9-10)
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"Nigeria hat eine lange Lese- und Literaturtradition und kann sich mit mehreren renommierten Schriftstellern schmücken. Trotzdem werden im Land selbst kaum Bücher von einheimischen Autoren herausgegeben. Der Verlag Cassava Republic will das ändern. Das ist nicht leicht, aber die Verleger lassen s
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ich von den Hindernissen nicht abschrecken." (Einleitung)
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"In den vergangenen Jahren verlagerten soziale Onlinenetzwerke, allen voran die Pioniere Myspace und Facebook, die Kommunikation und soziale Interaktion Jugendlicher ins Web 2.0 und veränderten so das Gesicht des Internets. Dieser Artikel skizziert eine Landkarte der vielschichtigen Forschung zum G
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egenstand der Social Network Sites (SNS). Systematisiert anhand der Forschungsfragen werden sechs zentrale Perspektiven präsentiert, unter denen sich die Kommunikationswissenschaft mit sozialen Onlinenetzwerken beschäftigt: Einflussfaktoren auf die Nutzung, Nutzungsmotive, Sozialkapital, Selbstdarstellung, Profilwahrnehmung und Privatsphäre." (Zusammenfassung)
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"Based on a year's research from within a Brazilian slum, this study follows a series of unemployed women who watch up to six hours of telenovelas a day, often in the midst of arduous physical labour in the home. The women suffer in relation to their bodies, but simultaneously invest in a masochisti
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c glorification of suffering that links their lives to the soap operas, revealing disturbing valuations of the female body that traverse reality and fiction. Through its exploration of this daily integration of real suffering and fictional glamour and wealth, 'Body Parts on Planet Slum' reveals how fantasy and social exclusion can together induce a form of psychological survivalism, enabling these women to reconfigure the central features of their existence – their suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment." (Publisher description)
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"Efectivamente, la radio es la mayor pantalla del mundo, una pantalla que ha servido para proyectar imágenes e imaginarios de la sociedad, del mundo, de la vida. Una pantalla que ha servido para la intercomunicación (la mensajería radial tan útil especialmente para el campesino), que ha servido
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para el entretenimiento, para la denuncia, para paliar los asedios del corazón, para mitigar la soledad, etcétera. Una pantalla que ha sido y es un actor social y político con capacidad de convocatoria y de organización, tal el caso de Radio La Luna, de Quito que, conjuntamente con la telefonía móvil, catalizó las energías sociales de decenas de miles de quiteños en abril de 2005, que defenestraron a Lucio Gutiérrez, hecho que pasó a la historia como la Rebelión de los forajidos." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"This issue of Australian Religion Studies Review examines the intersection of religion and celebrity, both major discourses in the modern world. The six articles examine the imbrication of celebrity with: three traditional religions, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism; the new religion of Candomblé;
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and contemporary spiritual trends such as spiritual tourism, secular equivalents of religion like the Olympic Games, and the veneration of sports stars by fans. The study of the impact of celebrity on religion is still in its infancy, and the contributions to this special issue of Australian Religion Studies Review demonstrate both the rich results that such studies can yield, and the range and diversity of subjects that would repay future research." (Page 227)
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"L'Afrique dans son ensemble : 28 chapitres présentant le continent par rapport au reste du monde. Tous les aspects de la géographie physique : relief, hydrographie, climat, végétation, et aussi l'histoire, les religions, les langues. L'Afrique par régions. Les cartes de localisation avec visua
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lisation géopolitique aisée, toponymie française et toponymie des Nations unies, indexation. L'Afrique pays par pays. Par ordre alphabétique les cinquante-quatre Etats du continent et les territoires dépendants (La Réunion, Mayotte, Ceuta et Melilla, etc...) - Nombreuses cartes illustrant : relief, hydrographie, agriculture, pêche et élevage, commerce, industries et ressources du sous-sol." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"The book explores various theoretical positions on global communication ethics and norms by providing an overview of the contemporary socio-cultural situation and seeking ways in which common ground may be found between these different positions. The authors raise points of critical reflection on i
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ntercultural events and issues in various areas of communication including health, work, environment and education. The book also covers a range of issues, from the interactions of various cultures to the expansion of social organizations and the growing global infrastructure. By integrating ‘glocal’ perspectives in intercultural communication, the book addresses the long-term strategy of developing a global community without sacrificing indigenous local values." (Publisher description)
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"Das Studienbuch bietet eine kurze Geschichte zweier Kontinente, die gegensätzlicher kaum sein können: Australien und Ozeanien – kompakte Landmasse der eine, weit über den Pazifischen Ozean verstreute Inseln und Inselgruppen der andere. Es geht um soziale und politische, natürliche und kulture
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lle Lebensformen, die über Jahrtausende gewachsen und geworden, heute aber vom Menschen selbst bedroht sind. Die Sach- und Zeitgliederung des Stoffes sowie eine vergleichende Betrachtungsweise sollen den Einblick in einzelne Wissensfelder jener durch die technische Entwicklung näher gerückten Regionen erleichtern. Das Buch soll dabei helfen, die urwüchsigen Formen und exotische Schönheit zweier Kontinente in deren Verschiedenheit und Einzigartigkeit als Geschenk der Natur, und die kulturellen wie sozialen Erscheinungen als verpflichtendes Erbe der Menschheit zu erkennen." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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