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The Routledge Handbook of Emotions and Mass Media

Katrin Döveling, Christian von Scheve, Elly Konijn (eds.)

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2011), xiii, 422 pp.

"The impact of mass media on individuals and society is to a great extent based on human emotions. Emotions, in turn, are essential in understanding how media messages are processed as well as media's impact on individual and social behavior and public social life. Adopting an interdisciplinary appr ... more

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The Handbook of Communication Ethics

George Cheney, Steve May, Debashish Munshi (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2011), xix, 530 pp.

"The Handbook of Communication Ethics serves as a comprehensive guide to the study of communication and ethics. It brings together analyses and applications based on recognized ethical theories as well as those outside the traditional domain of ethics but which engage important questions of power, e ... more

Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments

Solani Ngobeni (ed.)

Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.

"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp ... t to influence “policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in developing an enabling environment for scholarly publishing to thrive.” Containing a total of 26 papers – all of them, usefully, preceded by abstracts – content is arranged under seven sections: (i) The State of Research Publishing in Africa, (ii) The State of Scholarly Publishing in Africa, (iii) The Challenges of Book Distribution, (iv) The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Scholarly Publishing, (v) Alternative Publishing Models, (vi) The Politics of Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing, and (vii) Scholarly Publishing and Intellectual Property Development in Africa. While the majority of the contributors are from South Africa, other contributors include Kenyan veteran publisher Henry Chakava, James Currey of James Currey Publishers, Mary Jay, Chief Executive of the Oxford-based African Books Collective, and a number of academics from the West African region. The book is particularly strong in overviews of scholarly publishing in South Africa, covering both book and journal publishing. It offers some interesting discussions and fresh insights about alternative publishing and distribution models, with articles reporting about new initiatives and strategy approaches, and also including papers on the politics and practise of the peer review process, and on South African intellectual property rights. One or two papers, by academics from other regions of Africa, unfortunately are weak and poorly informed about the current state of scholarly publishing in Africa, for example citing literature that goes back to books and articles published in the 1970s and 1980s. However, the book can be seen as a useful companion to ‘African Scholarly Publishing Essays’, edited by Alois Mlambo, and published by African Books Collective in 2006." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2581) more

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The Sage Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination

John F. Dovidio, Miles Hewstone, Peter Glick, Victoria M. Esses (eds.)

London et al.: Sage (2010), xxv, 646 pp.

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The Encyclopedia of War Journalism: 1807 - 2010

Mitchel P. Roth

Amenia, NY: Grey House Publ., 2nd ed. (2010), xi, 635 pp.

"Up-to-date through 2010, this new second edition (formerly titled the Historical Dictionary of War Journalism) examines the development, history and current state of war journalism. From the Mexican War in 1846 to the current Conflicts in the Middle East and everything in between, this important re ... more

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Handbook of Internet Crime

Yvonne Jewkes, Majid Yar (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2010), xvii, 654 pp.

"The Handbook of Internet Crime gathers together the leading scholars in the field to explore issues and debates surrounding internet-related crime, deviance, policing, law and regulation in the 21st century. The Handbook reflects the range and depth of cybercrime research and scholarship, combining ... more

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Handbuch Medien in der politischen Bildung

Anja Besand, Wolfgang Sander (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 638 pp.

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Gedächtnis und Erinnerung: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch

Christian Gudehus, Ariane Eichenberg, Harald Welzer (eds.)

Stuttgart; Weimar: Metzler (2010), ix, 364 pp.

"Die gesamte Bandbreite der Gedächtnisforschung. Ausgehend von den neurologischen und psychologischen Grundlagen betrachtet das Handbuch die vielfältigen Formen des Gedächtnisses darunter das autobiografische, das kollektive, das kommunikative und das soziale Gedächtnis. Einen weiteren Schwerpun ... more

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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp.

"The Handbook presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide. Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers a complete reference source to the interactio ... more

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Journalistische Genres in Deutschland und Russland: Handbuch = Zanry zurnalistiki Germanii i Rossii

Alla G. Bespalova, Evgenij A. Kornilov, Horst Pöttker (eds.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2010), 421 pp.

"Das erste deutsch-russische Wörterbuch der Journalistik bietet Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern 30 umfangreiche Fachartikel zu Nachricht, Kommentar, Interview, Reportage und weiteren Genres. Zahlreiche Beispieltexte aus Geschichte und Gegenwart des Journalismus unterstreichen seinen Gebrauchswert f ... more

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Handbuch Medienethik

Christian Schicha (ed.)

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2010), 580 pp.

"Im interdisziplinär ausgerichteten „Handbuch Medienethik“ systematisieren renommierte Autorinnen und Autoren medienethisch relevante Konzeptionen und Begriffe und typologisieren relevante Praxisfelder. Jenseits der tagesaktuell aufgeregten Ethik-Debatten werden Fundamente und Stützpfeiler med ... more

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Mídia de A a Z: Conceitos, critérios e fórmulas dos 60 principais termos de mídia

José Carlos Veronezzi

São Paulo: Pearson Prentice Hall, 3rd ed. (2009), xxii, 344 pp.

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Diccionario crítico de política cultural: Cultura e imaginario

Teixeira Coelho

Barcelona: Gedisa (2009), 365 pp.

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The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film

William L. Blizek (ed.)

London: Continuum (2009), x, 426 pp.

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Key Concepts in Radio Studies
Quick Overview

Hugh Chignell

London: Sage (2009), vi, 191 pp.

"This is a book about radio and the relatively new subject of radio studies. In fact, it is the first book to have the words ‘radio studies’ in its title. Radio itself has been the subject of research and writing since it was invented at the beginning of the last century. Much of that published ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film

John Lyden (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2009), xiv, 503 pp.

The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics

Lee Wilkins, Clifford G. Christians (eds.)

New York; Abingdon: Routledge (2009), xiv, 398 pp.

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Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication

Dan O'Hair, Robert Lawrence Heath (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xii, 683 pp.

"The handbook offers a broad approach to the study of risk and crisis as joint concerns. Chapters explore the reach of crisis and risk communication, define and examine key constructs, and parse the contexts of these vital areas. As a whole, the volume presents a comprehensive array of studies that ... more