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Presents a graphic picture of the construction industry from an insider's point of view.

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Investigates how British newspapers use language to discursively construct different types of risks to life: terror attacks, earthquakes, road accidents, and heart attacks.

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A reference work offering a representative sample of the British magazine market, providing detailed profiles of 50 magazines ranging from "The Lady", "Spectator" and "Punch", to "Prima", "New Statesman and Society" and "Private Eye". It includes a concise history and subject categorisation.

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Contracting Out Hollywood addresses the American trend of "runaway productions"-the growing practice of producing American films and television programs on foreign shores. Greg Elmer and Mike Gasher have gathered a group of contributors who seek to explain the phenomenon from ...

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This work presents 12 volatile ethical issues facing the music industry. Real-life examples depict both sides of each controversy, and there are primary sources and a list of resources. Among the controversies covered is the growing oligopoly of a few multinational music companies.

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What purpose does the news media serve in contemporary North American society These essays explore the effects of media concentration in democratic systems, and also consider how corporate and technological convergence in the news industry in the US and Canada impacts journalism's expressed role as a medium of democratic communication.

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The result of an eight-year, international research study, this volume examines the methods used to promote occupational safety and health in the automotive industries of the United States, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Kenya.

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An introductory text on copyright law for editors, authors and publishers working with text and pictures, including guidance on economic rights for freelance writers, and how to manage content posted online.

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This reference book profiles corporate magazines, those sponsored by and produced for a single business firm. Entries are arranged alphabetically and each entry appears in additional appendixes which classify the profiled magazine by founding date and geographic location.

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Provides an insider's look into how creative presentations impact the introduction or sale of fashion and other products at the trade and consumer levels. The entire spectrum of professionals who use creative presentations is covered. Forms of presentations discussed range from visual boards to couture and pret-a-porter fashion shows.

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He concludes that crime reporting neither serves the functions nor has the negative effects that are often attributed to it.

Lotz discusses the functions and dysfunctions of crime reporting, the ideological biases of crime news, and the balance between coverage of explosive events and the less dramatic news of courts and prisons.

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Oil makes the world work, but it destroys many of those who produce it. This title looks at the countries where oil is extracted, and follows the journey of oil, showing how it poisons the land and rivers, promotes political bloodshed, creates corruption on a staggering scale, and rarely offers the people either wealth or freedom.

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Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sutainability helps managers and community leaders attract visitors to cultural heritage sites, attractions, or destinations through a proven five-step process. Complete with case studies, best practices, and sample documents, this book covers every step, from inception to evaluation.

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Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability helps managers and community leaders attract visitors to cultural heritage sites, attractions, or destinations through a proven five-step process. Complete with case studies, best practices, and sample documents, this book covers every step, from inception to evaluation.

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Explains conglomeration and regulation in the film and television industries, covering its history as well as the contemporary scene. Useful as a supplement for a variety of media courses, this text includes synopses of key media regulations and policies, discussion questions, a glossary, and entertaining boxed features.

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This text contains description and analysis of the Financial Services environment, while focusing particularly upon recent developments and current issues.

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This book develops a model for analyzing the relationships of the defense industry with the productive infrastructure, the political constraints, and the technological capabilities of a semi-industrialized country.