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Murders and Acquisitions analyses representations of the serial killer in popular culture.

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Offers an overview of ""the Australian"" newspaper, mapping its uneven and uncharted progress across its first three decades.

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The inside story of the skullduggery at the heart of one the Murdoch empire's subsidiaries, NDS.

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Engaging with contemporary scholarship on museums and their interaction with communities, this work features contributions from highly respected scholars from around the world addressing a wide range of key issues. Offering new approaches and foregrounding new curatorial strategies, this is a must read for students and curators alike.

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Focusing on the role of national art galleries in continental Europe, England and Scotland, this book explores the interrelationship between artistic and exhibitionary forms, as well as between power and governance in those places where the roots of modern culture were being laid most visibly.

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Focusing on the role of national art galleries in continental Europe, England and Scotland, this book explores the interrelationship between artistic and exhibitionary forms, as well as between power and governance in those places where the roots of modern culture were being laid most visibly.

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At a time when the 'social' analysis of music is receiving unprecedented attention, this important new book demonstrates ways in which sociological ideas can make a distinct contribution to understanding music. In doing so, it also highlights the contrasts between a sociological perspective and those emanating from cultural studies and musicology.

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At a time when the 'social' analysis of music is receiving unprecedented attention, this important new book demonstrates ways in which sociological ideas can make a distinct contribution to understanding music. In doing so, it also highlights the contrasts between a sociological perspective and those emanating from cultural studies and musicology.

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Chapters present accessible narratives on music and its cultural resonations, music theory and technique is broken down for the lay reader, and each volume presents a chapter of alphabetically arranged entries on significant people and terms.

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Explores the history and experience of Muslims in Australia.

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Presents a survey of key topics in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations. Each chapter covering a country contains the following elements: overview; political impact; women's status; special issues in the news; notable people; and a resource guide. This book is useful for readers wanting to understand the contemporary Muslim world.

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This edited collection investigates the state of Muslim integration in New Zealand and Australia by examining issues like parallel societies, Islamophobia, radicalization, tolerance, adaptation and mutual adjustment, legal pluralism, the role of mosque architecture, and media depictions of Muslims.

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An exploration of powerful Muslim women covering issues of gender, culture and politics in Islam.

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An exploration of powerful Muslim women covering issues of gender, culture and politics in Islam.

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Offers an insight into key contemporary global issues relating to the lives and experiences of young Muslims. This book addresses many of the central issues facing young Muslims in both localized and globalized contexts through engaging with the work of academics, youth work practitioners and those working in non-governmental organizations.

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Offers an insight into key contemporary global issues relating to the lives and experiences of young Muslims. This book addresses many of the central issues facing young Muslims in both localized and globalized contexts through engaging with the work of academics, youth work practitioners and those working in non-governmental organizations.

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This book examines the role of Muslims in Amdo society. The contributors challenge established stereotypes of TibetanMuslim relations and explore historical, socio-economic, political, religious, and linguistic aspects of Tibetan, Muslim, and Chinese interactions in this borderland region.

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This book examines the role of Muslims in Amdo society. The contributors challenge established stereotypes of TibetanMuslim relations and explore historical, socio-economic, political, religious, and linguistic aspects of Tibetan, Muslim, and Chinese interactions in this borderland region.

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Muslims in Australia have attracted increased attention as citizens in the last decade. The research scholars in this book present a complex and dynamic picture of their presence and experiences in Australia, taking us far beyond simplistic notions of security threats and discrimination.

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Offers not only rigourous accounts of current difficulties, but also new thinking and deeper understanding about race relations and intercultural engagement in multicultural societies.

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And what can the story of Aladdin teach us about today's world

In this brilliantly original, provocative and witty book, Geoffrey Miller - acclaimed author of The Mating Mind - takes us on a journey through the surreal wonderlands of marketing, advertising, and media to explore the hidden instincts behind our choices.