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Eight Technologies of Otherness
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 52.95The Eight Technologies of Otherness is a bold and provocative re-thinking of identities, politics, philosophy, ethics, and cultural practices. In this groundbreaking text, old essentialism and binary divides collapse under the weight of a new and impatient necessity. Consider Sue Golding's eight technologies: curiosity, noise, cruelty, appetite,... more...
Social Groups in Action and Interaction
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95The goal of Social Groups in Action and Interaction is to review and analyze the human group as it operates to create both social good and, potentially, social harm. The book provides relatively equal emphasis on topics traditionally considered from an intra-group perspective (for instance, conformity, minority influence, group decision-making, leadership,... more...
The Twitter History of the World
John Blake 2013; US$ 5.99A humourous look at the world's history in 140 characters The Iraq War @TonyBlair #FF @GeorgeWBush - you should see the DMs he's been sending me about WMDS in Iraq #terrifying 09:32am, September 12, 2001 @GeorgeWBush @Tony Blair - that's ma boy! 05:04am, March 20, 2003 Who would say what during wartime? What would Jesus tweet? And how... more...
Making is Connecting
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95In Making is Connecting , David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections. During the previous century, the production of culture became dominated by professional elite... more...
Listening Publics
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95In focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media audiences, publics and citizenship. Listening is central to modern communication, politics and experience, but is commonly overlooked and underestimated in a culture fascinated by the spectacle and the... more...
Economic Networks
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems. Economic networks span many levels of analysis, from persons (consumers, employees), to groups (households, workteams),... more...
Communities and Networks
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95In Communities and Networks , Katherine Giuffre takes the science of social network analysis and applies it to key issues of living in communities, especially in urban areas, exploring questions such as: How do communities shape our lives and identities? How do they foster either conformity or innovation? What holds communities together and... more...
Twitter
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Twitter has become a household name, discussed both for its role in prominent national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some malign as narcissistic “chatter.” This book takes a critical step back from popular discourse and media coverage of Twitter, to present the first balanced, scholarly... more...
Anonymous Agencies, Backstreet Businesses, and Covert Collectives
Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 55.00Many of today's organizations "live in public"; they devote extensive resources to branding, catching the public eye, and capitalizing on the age of transparency. But, at the same time, a growing number of companies and other collectives are flying under the radar, concealing their identities and activities. This book offers a framework for thinking... more...
Instant IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 How-to
Packt Publishing 2013; US$ 9.99Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks.A Packt Instant How-to guide, which provides a quick and easy way to get started with IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3.If you are brand new to Lotus Notes, a seasoned professional, or you are coming from Microsoft... more...









