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Radio for Peace Building: Project Evaluation Report

Arpita Nepal, Samyukta Rupakheti

Washington, DC; Brussels: Search for Common Ground (2008), 35 pp.

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Kaukasus

Bernhard Chiari (ed.)

Paderborn et al.: Schöningh (2008), 288 pp.

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The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India

Robert Jensen

Chicago: University of Chicago;NBER;Brown University, Watson Institute for International Studies (2008), 41 pp.

"Cable and satellite television have spread rapidly throughout the developing world. These media sources expose viewers to new information about the outside world and other ways of life, which may a ect attitudes and behaviors. This paper explores the effect of the introduction of cable television o ... more

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Governance Reform Under Real World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice

Sina Odugbemi, Thomas Jacobson (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), xxi, 525 pp.

"This book is a contribution to efforts to improve governance systems around the world, particularly in developing countries. It offers a range of innovative approaches and techniques for dealing with the most important nontechnical challenges that prevent many of those efforts from being successful ... more

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Research Project: Political Extremism, Terrorism and Media in Central Asia

Bishkek; Copenhagen: Public Association Journalists;International Media Support (IMS) (2008), 76 pp.

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ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance

Ashwani Saith, M. Vijayabaskar, V. Gayathri (eds.)

New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), 418 pp.

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Lessons from Karachi: The Role of Demonstration, Documentation, Mapping and Relationship Building in Advocacy for Improved Urban Sanitation and Water Services

Arif Pervaiz, Perween Rahman, Arif Hasan

London: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (2008), 91 pp.

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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi

New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.

"This book records the communication journey that began in 2002 through important innovations aimed at including segregated and marginalised populations, as well as a very successful mass media campaign featuring cine star Amitabh Bachchan. An important lesson learnt was that for any public health c ... more

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Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry

Selvaraj Velayutham (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2008), xvi, 201 pp.

"Hitherto, the academic study of Indian cinema has focused primarily on Bollywood, despite the fact that the Tamil film industry, based in southern India, has overtaken Bollywood in terms of annual output. This book examines critically the cultural and cinematic representations in Tamil cinema. It o ... more

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Covering Religion-Related News and Conflicts in the Caucasus: A Case Study of a Western “Christian Initiative” News Service

Eric Freedman, Kuang-Kuo Chang, Richard Shafer

Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences, volume 1, issue 1 (2008), pp. 150-175

"This study examines how a Christian-oriented Western press organization [Forum 18 News Service, Norway] covers religion-related news in the Caucasus. Coverage in 2005 overwhelmingly focused on Christianity. Although governmental sources are more likely to be cited than religiously affiliated source ... more

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M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access

Gill Needham, Mohamed Ally (eds.)

London: Facet Publishing (2008), lvii, 287 pp.

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Teaching Religion and Film

Gregory J. Watkins (ed.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2008), xiv, 309 pp.

"Part I presents general categories for thinking about the intersection between religion and film, as well as an argument for an emerging line of theoretical inquiry. The chapters in Part II examine the use of film in teaching religious traditions, whether movies are seen from the critical perspecti ... more

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Status and Relevance of Journalism Education in Asia

Media Asia, volume 35, issue 2 (2008), pp. 60-132

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Language in South Asia

Braj B. Kachru, S. N. Sridhar, Yamuna Kachru (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2008), xxiv, 608 pp.

"Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teachin ... more

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Affirming Life and Diversity: Rural Images and Voices on Food Sovereignty in South India

P. V. Satheesh, Michel Pimbert

London; Hyderabad: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);Deccan Development Society (DDS);DDS Community Media Trust (2008), xiii, 60 pp.

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Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Practice: Lessons Learnt from Central Asia

Jerry Adams, Anne Garbutt

International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2008), 42 pp.

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Afghanistan Media Survey

D3 Systems;ACSOR-Surveys;BBC Trust (2008), 30 pp.

"BBC listenership in Afghanistan remains strong and the station has retained a strong brand presence. BBC radio is among the most listened to stations in Afghanistan. Over half (57%) of adults had listened within the past week at the time of the survey in January 2008. 75% of the population claimed ... more

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Media Consumption and Everyday Life in Asia

Youna Kim (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2008), 238 pp.

"This book explores people's everyday experience of the media in Asian countries in confrontation with huge social change and transition and the need to understand this phenomenon as it intersects with the media. It argues for the centrality of the media to Asian transformations in the era of global ... more

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Women in Action No.2/2008: People's Communications for Development (PC4D)

Tesa Casal de Vela, Mira Alexis P. Ofreneo (eds.)

Quezon City: Isis International (2008), 94 pp.

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Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor Through ICT: A Knowledge Map

Kerry McNamara

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2008), iv, 308 pp.