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Key Concepts in Media and Communications

Paul Jones, David Holmes

Los Angeles: Sage (2011), xiii, 256 pp.

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Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
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John D. H. Downing (ed.)

Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi; Singapore: Sage (2011), xxvii, 602 pp.

"This one-volume encyclopedia features around 250 essays on the varied experiences of social movement media over the planet in the 20th and 21st centuries [...] The guiding principles have been to ensure that experiences from the global South are given voice; that women are properly represented amon ... more

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Film

Eric Michael Mazur (ed.)

Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (2011), xix, 644 pp.

"Organized alphabetically, this encyclopedia provides more than 90 entries on the larger religious traditions, the major film-producing regions of the globe, the films that have stirred controversy, the most significant religious symbols, and the more important filmmakers. The included topics provid ... more

The Sage Handbook of Visual Research Methods

Eric Margolis (ed.)

London et al.: Sage (2011), xxi, 754 pp.

"This 42 chapter volume represents the state of the art in visual research. It provides an introduction to the field for a variety of visual researchers: scholars and graduate students in art, sociology, anthropology, communication, education, cultural studies, women's studies, ethnic studies, globa ... 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

Meyers Atlas China: Auf dem Weg zur Weltmacht

Markus Taube, Christian Schmidkonz

Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut (2010), 221 pp.

"Fernab von mystifizierender Verklärung und Exotik präsentiert Meyers Atlas das moderne China sachlich und objektiv. Ein konkurrenzlos umfassendes Werk, das beeindruckende Einblicke in alle Bereiche der neuen Weltmacht des Fernen Ostens gibt. 60 thematische Karten visualisieren die entscheidenden ... more

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 Medien in der politischen Bildung

Anja Besand, Wolfgang Sander (eds.)

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

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

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

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

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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Encyclopedia of Journalism

Christopher H. Sterling (ed.)

Thousand Oaks, Calif. et al.: Sage (2009), 6 vols.

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Key Concepts in Public Relations

Bob Franklin, Mike Hogan, Quentin Langley, Nick Mosdell, Elliot Pill

London: Sage (2009), xii, 253 pp.

"Key Concepts in Public Relations provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use overview to the field; covers over 150 central concepts in PR; paves the way for students to tackle primary texts; grounds students in both practice and theory." (Publisher description)