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Understanding Media Theory is an accessible introduction to mass media theory. The book emphasizes the importance of using theory not only to make sense of the role of the media in society but also to understand particular aspects of the process of mass communication. This is an introduction to theory which students can understand and enjoy.

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Explores and illuminates Merleau-Ponty's profound impact on our understanding of literary modernism.

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"Explores and articulates Jean-Luc Nancy's profound impact on our understanding of artistic and literary modernism"--

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"Explores and articulates Jean-Luc Nancy's profound impact on our understanding of artistic and literary modernism"--

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Explains the extent of new, resurgent and resistant diseases which defy the abilities of science and medicine, or often just find strength because of globalisation or other facets of modernisation. This work also explains why such diseases are not prevented by our systems, and why some rare diseases persist despite technology that could cure them.

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Draws together diverse disciplines in order to uncover Nietzsche's impact upon the many manifestations of the modernist movement.

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For South Korean scholars, North Korea is a subject of research pregnant with the meaning of survival of the Korean Peninsula. Based on such a unique position, authors in this book raise and address questions such as how long stability will be maintained in the Kim Jong-un regime, who the power elites behind the system are, and if the North Korean economy is still a Communist planned economy.

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Willa Cather's novels Oh Pioneers! and My ntonia are at once accurate representations of life on the midwestern prairies in the era of their first settlement and continuations of a literary tradition that stretches back to Virgil and other classical writers who celebrated nature and pondered humanity's place within it.

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One of the most experienced therapists in the world for treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) explains the disorder, the treatments available, and the skills needed to overcome and outsmart OCD.

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Although John Steinbeck's novellas Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl are works of fiction, they provide a window on the history of the times and places they portray.

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The complex world of online piracy and peer-to-peer file sharing is skillfully condensed into an easy-to-understand guide that provides insight into the criminal justice approach to illegal file sharing, while offering guidance to parents and students who have concerns about potential legal action in response to file-sharing activities.

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The interplay between a company's purpose, business processes, and people take center place as California-based consultant Fletcher and Taplin (sociology, management, and international studies, Wake Forest U.) explore how business organizations, and to some extent societies and individuals, evolve o

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Although Othello has been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, its performance history has been marked with risk and tension because of the play's focus on racial prejudice, gender conflict, and sexuality.

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Everyone experiences pain in some form or another at some point during their lives. Some have pain due to injury. Others experience chronic pain that can become debilitating. This book uncovers the mechanisms behind pain, how to treat it from a variety or approaches, and how to prevent it in the future.

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This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain.

Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience.

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In this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness.