"[...] designed to acquaint the student, researcher, librarian and anyone interested in motion pictures and television with the important English-language reference works in these fields." (Introduction) Fisher has indeed accomplished this. The 731 carefully selected and comprehensively annotated en
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tries of resources include bibliographic guides; dictionaries and encyclopedias; indexes, abstracts and databases; biographies and credits; film reviews and television programming; catalogs; directories and yearbooks; filmographies and videographies; bibliographies; handbooks and miscellaneous sources; core periodicals; research centers and archives; and societies and associations. Emphasis is on the U.S., but some publications from England, Canada and Australia are included. As a general rule each entry contains author/s, title, place of publication, pagination, date and, where available, Library of Congress and ISSN or ISBN information. An appendix gives database service suppliers, with addresses and telephone numbers. Author/title and subject indexes. This is an essential sourcebook." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1649)
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"A review of 666 articles and monographs about the cultural influence on development with detailed commentaries. Chapter II.2 is about 'Culture, communication, cultural industries' and describes 100 publications about the impact of the audiovisual media and new information and communication technolo
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gies on culture and development." (commbox)
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"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, published in order to provide book professionals and the interested public, with detailed surveys of matters relating to authorship, publishing, material production and distribution of books and readi
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ng. This monograph was prepared by the [then] General Manager of Tanzania Publishing House, Dar es Salaam, and focuses on the difficulty experienced in obtaining accurate data for the publishing industry. Also discusses the need for professional training in publishing, and examines the legal and institutional framework, with special emphasis on the need for a Book Development Council that could assist in developing a flourishing book industry." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1126)
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""Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method" is a classic and influential book by John Collier, Jr. and Malcolm Collier that teaches how to use photography as a scientific tool in anthropological research. The book focuses on developing thorough observation skills and outlines methods fo
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r the systematic gathering, analysis, and interpretation of photographic data to understand human behavior and culture. It covers the process from initial orientation and data gathering to more complex analysis of subjects like social interaction and technology." (AI-created abstract)
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"Lists films by title, with technical data, directors, and short plot summaries. Director, title, and subject indexes." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
"This book aims to acquaint the reader with English-language films whose characters include a woman of color, specifically an American woman character who belongs to a minority group or a woman of the Third World," explains Oshana. Even, as in many cases, when the role is played by a white woman, it
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is included; emphasis is on character of women's roles rather than on the actresses. Coverage is from 1930 to 1983, and consists mainly of films from the U.S., with a few from Britain. No attempt is made to be comprehensive; this, says the author, would be almost impossible because of the number of black and Hispanic women playing servants. Nor are silent films listed. Even so, there are more than 1,700 entries, each of which contains a filmography and brief synopsis. An actress index giving only actresses playing minority roles is followed by a director's index, and a minority/Third World classification index beginning with the 'Arabian Nights' and ending with the South Sea Islands." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1412)
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"Este libro tiene tres niveles, el más importante es el análisis y la interpretación de lo que significa desde el punto de vista de su sentido y de sus contenidos el cine boliviano contemporáneo, el otro tiene que ver con la visión histórica del periodo 1952-1985. En ambos el autor ha buscado
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dar un panorama completo de lo que ha sido esta etapa, sin duda la más rica de la cinematografía nacional. Para lograrlo ha partido de la premisa de que tres realizadores, Ruiz, Sanjinés y Eguino y un guionista, Soria, son los ejes sobre los que se ha movido nuestro cine en esos treinta y tres años. Son ellos además quienes desde Bolivia han hecho los mayores aportes al cine latinoamericano y universal. Pero la obra no se limita a estas figuras, dedica importantes capítulos a quienes hicieron y hacen aportes sustanciales al cine que hoy tenemos y a quienes han trabajado para hacer más sólida nuestra cultura cinematográfica y han permitido algo esencial, la conservación del patrimonio fílmico nacional para las generaciones del futuro. El tercer nivel, indispensable como referencia y de gran utilidad para cualquier investigador, crítico o simplemente cinéfilo, está dedicado a una filmografía exhaustiva del periodo 1952-1985, una bio-filmografía de 33 realizadores bolivianos, el detalle completo de los premios internacionales y nacionales obtenidos por este cine y una cronología año por año desde 1952 de los hechos históricos, el cine y las otras artes desarrolladas en el país en estas tres décadas." (www.bibliotecavirtualcarlosdmesa.com)
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"An in-depth look at the "state of the art" of book publishing in the Third World which examines not only the nuts and bolts but also its status as an important part of the knowledge distribution system. The first 50 pages discuss the status of textbook publishing, copyright, and distribution; the r
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est of the book takes a country-and-region approach, covering Africa as a whole and more specifically Ghana, Kenya and Egypt; India; China; the Philippines; an overview of Latin America and of Brazil in particular; the role of U.S. publishers and textbooks; and finally, the modernization of publishing in Japan." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 985)
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