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This book explores the outcomes of Zimbabwe's fast track land reform implemented in 2000. The book pays particular attention to changing livelihoods in Zimbabwe's countryside occasioned by the land reform.

(Hardback)

Many Mexican American, Cuban American, Puerto Ricans, Dominican American, and Central and South American communities in the United States are considered transnational because they actively participate in the economy, politics, and culture of both the United States and their countries of origin.

(Hardback)

This book offers a complete overview of the contributions of U.S. Latinos to American popular culture and examines the emergence of the U.S. Latino identity.

According to the 2010 Census, Latinos represent more than 16 percent of the total population and are the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States.

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(Paperback, NIPPOD)

Using theory drawn from education, feminist theory, cultural studies and human geography, this work explores the related issues of belonging, learning and community.

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Using theory drawn from Education, Cultural Studies and Human Geography, this work explores the related issues of belonging, learning and community. It draws on a range of research studies conducted with adult learners both nationally and internationally in formal and informal contexts.

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"The story of adults who put on a costume, develop a persona, and interact with other characters for hours or days as part of a LARP, or Live Action Role-Playing game. A look at the hobby from its history in the pageantry of Tudor England to its use as a training tool for the US military"--Provided by publisher.

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From the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, the British incarcerated tens of thousands of prisoners in South Asian jails and transported tens of thousands of convicts to penal settlements overseas in South East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Islands. This title explores the treatment of these native criminals.

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From the late eighteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, the British incarcerated tens of thousands of prisoners in South Asian jails and transported tens of thousands of convicts to penal settlements overseas in South East Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Islands. This title explores the treatment of these native criminals.

(Hardback)

"LEGOfied draws from a number of distinct theoretical backgrounds and disciplines in media studies to examine the practices and identities that constitute LEGO fandom, in order to articulate the ways LEGO functions as material media"--

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"LEGOfied draws from a number of distinct theoretical backgrounds and disciplines in media studies to examine the practices and identities that constitute LEGO fandom, in order to articulate the ways LEGO functions as material media"--

(Paperback)

An argument for a shift in understanding new mediafrom a fascination with devices to an examination of the complex processes of mediation.

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"Life is a Game describes how insights from game design can improve life outcomes"--

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This book identifies, documents, and analyzes the major dimensions of U.S. prime-time TV content. By exmining fictional TV series run in prime-time and on Saturday mornings over three seasons, the author and his research team have put together a fascinating study of American society according to television.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

Television's influence on literacy and school learning are examined within a framework of four major themes: the displacement hypothesis, whether television influences the way children learn, the public's concern that television affects school-related behaviors, and television's capacity to whet children's academic interests.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Television's influence on literacy and school learning are examined within a framework of four major themes: the displacement hypothesis, whether television influences the way children learn, the public's concern that television affects school-related behaviors, and television's capacity to whet children's academic interests.

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(Hardback)

The digital broadcasting of performances to cinemas, or 'livecasting', burst onto the world scene in 2006. This book explores the reasons for its rise, examines the aesthetics of filming theatre and opera performances, and explores who the audiences are and what they want.

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The most up-to-date comprehensive guide for body art enthusiasts

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Despite some enormous differences in salary among professional athletes, most aspects of their daily lives remain surprisingly constant across sports and income levels.

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From the 11th-century, when one commentator claimed the capital was being overrun with Moors, to the garage MCs and street poets of today this book tells the story of life in London for black and Asian people from the 17th-century until today.

(Hardback)

Science fiction - one of the most popular literary, cinematic and televisual genres - has received increasing academic attention over the years. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches, essays in this volume explore the writings of a broad selection of science fiction writers and films.

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An examination of how activists combine political advocacy and technical practice in their promotion of the emancipatory potential of local low-power FM radio.