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De Gruyter 2011; US$ 224.00The Hittite Etymological Dictionary is a comprehensive compendium of the vocabulary of Hittite, one of the great languages of the Ancient Near East, and of paramount importance for comparative Indo-European studies. Since the start of publication, as evidenced by frequency of reference and quotation, this work has become an important tool for study... more...
Weltmusik in Deutschland: Multikulturelle Musik in den Medien
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 48.52Hauptbeschreibung Diese medienwissenschaftliche Untersuchung gibt einen Überblick über das Genre der Weltmusik in den deutschen Medien. Betrachtet werden zunächst die geschichtlichen Entwicklungen bis zur Einführung dieser Repertoirekategorie und der Weltmusikwelle Ende der 1980er. Anschließend stellt der Autor die Frage, wie präsent Weltmusik in... more...
Kulturelle Grundlagen der Medialisierung in Südkorea
Springer Fachmedien 2010; US$ 54.99Intercultural Communication
Wiley 2011; US$ 46.95This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive... more...
Communication Ethics and Crisis
Fairleigh Dickinson 2011; US$ 59.99This collection of essays extends the conversation on communication ethics and crisis communication to offer practical wisdom for meeting the challenges of a complex and ever-changing world. In multiple contexts ranging from the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and family to the political and public, moments of crisis call us to respond from within... more...
Queer Bangkok
Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2011; US$ 50.00This book provides a systematical analysis of all available social and demographic data released by the Chinese government. Additional to western literature, this book provides a good review of relevant research literature published in Chinese. With anacademic background of sociology and demography, the author focuses his analyses on various issues... more...
Crisis, Innovation and Sustainable Development
Edward Elgar Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00This unique and informative book highlights the relationship between crisis, innovation, and sustainable development, and discusses the necessary conditions required to seize the ecological opportunity. The authors study the strength of change for building a new society, and the theoretical origins and political aspects of environmental concerns. They... more...
Beyond Globalization
Rutgers University Press 2011; US$ 24.95Beyond Globalization highlights how mediated practices have become integral to global culture; how social practices have emerged out of computer-related industries; how contemporary apocalyptic narratives reflect the anxieties of a U.S. culture facing global challenges; and how design, play, and technology help us understand the histories and ideals... more...
Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media
Columbia University Press 2002; US$ 28.99Increasingly, the religious practices people engage in and the ways they talk about what is meaningful or sacred take place in the context of media culture?in the realm of the so-called secular. Focusing on this intersection of the sacred and the secular, this volume gathers together the work of media experts, religious historians, sociologists of... more...









