"In addition to the text which discusses the theory and practice of non-verbal communication, this work includes more thirty pages of photographs illustrating common Brazilian gestures, and explaining their meanings." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
"Contributors discuss popular religion, popular music, comics, television, sports, photo-novels, film, festivals and carnivals, cartoons and newspapers. Most of the approaches are critical-methodological within the various disciplines of the writers, including literature, cultural anthropology, soci
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ology, philosophy, music, mass communications and history. Two approaches in particular emerge - the cultural imperialist and the semiological - based mostly on the works of Umberto Eco." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 191)
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"Traces the history of international broadcasting - broadcasting outside national frontiers - from the early days of radio to the present, with a look at the impact of these broadcasts and how they can be measured. The authors also examine some of the problems inherent in the practice, including jam
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ming, and they consider the future of the medium. They explain that they have made the study as comprehensive as possible, but because of the wide range of the subject, the number of stations involved, and the difficulty in getting facts, there are inevitable omissions. There is a bibliography and an appendix, "Estimated Total Programme Hours Per Week of Some External Broadcasters." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 539)
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"The proceedings of the 19th Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People, 9-14 October 1984, held in Nicosia, Cyprus. Includes contributions from all over the world, including papers on children’s book publishing in Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Sahar
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an Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1686)
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"I begin this examination with a description of the process we call oral tradition. This allows me to better define what is meant by this expression. Then this can be followed up with a discussion of how a tradition becomes a record, a testimony or a text to which the rules of textual criticism shou
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ld be applied. From there I can turn to elucidation of its social context, and its character as an expression of culture. Tradition is information remembered and as such raises fundamental queries which are addressed next. Once this aspect has been studied, the value of traditions to the historian can be assessed." (Preface)
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"Der Katalog, eine Sammlung von Fachbeiträgen, und die gleichnamige Ausstellung wurden anläßlich der 11. Oldenburger Kinder- und Jugendbuchmesse 1985 im Rahmen eines Seminars von den Universitätswissenschaftlern Dr. Gottfried Mergner, Dr. Ansgar Häfner und einer Arbeitsgruppe von Studierenden u
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nd Doktoranden der Universität Oldenburg zusammengestellt. Es wurden Aufklärungsliteratur, Reisebeschreibungen, spezifische Kolonialliteratur, Missions- und Traktatliteratur sowie Bilderbücher untersucht und rezensiert / insgesamt 250 Titel). Den Herausgebern des Katalogs erschien eine theoretische Analyse und literaturgeschichtliche Reflexion notwendig, um nicht durch bloße Wiederholung tradierte rassistische Stereotypen noch zu verfestigen [...] Jedes Kapitel beginnt mit einem Fachbeitrag zu dem entsprechenden Thema, daran anschließend folgen die Beschreibungen der dazugehörigen Exponate." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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