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This collection examines Japanese popular culture, including manga, music, and film. Multidisciplinary scholars offer fresh perspectives on the cross-cultural influences between Japan and the West, considering how each has, in turn, influenced the other.
This collection examines Japanese popular culture, including manga, music, and film. Multidisciplinary scholars offer fresh perspectives on the cross-cultural influences between Japan and the West, considering how each has, in turn, influenced the other.
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Discourses and Practices of Othering
Politics, Policy Making, and Media
This book investigates how ‘others’ are manufactured and anchored in collective memory. Through analysis of film, news, and social media, it sheds light on the institutional, political, and social forces that form and transform the discourses and practices of othering.
This book investigates how ‘others’ are manufactured and anchored in collective memory. Through analysis of film, news, and social media, it sheds light on the institutional, political, and social forces that form and transform the discourses and practices of othering.
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How does international justice combat sexual violence in armed conflict? This book explores how justice can bridge legal and societal domains to aid in social reconstruction and protect victims, examining both its advancements and its enduring flaws.
How does international justice combat sexual violence in armed conflict? This book explores how justice can bridge legal and societal domains to aid in social reconstruction and protect victims, examining both its advancements and its enduring flaws.
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This book reconsiders teaching and learning in media studies, arguing that many academics have been slow to respond to transformations in digital media. It critically reassesses key debates in the field and asks: is media studies still relevant in its current form?
This book reconsiders teaching and learning in media studies, arguing that many academics have been slow to respond to transformations in digital media. It critically reassesses key debates in the field and asks: is media studies still relevant in its current form?
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This book analyses land grabbing and displacement in India. Based on fieldwork in Odisha and Jharkhand, it reveals the subsequent impoverishment and trauma, with a special focus on the tribal women who bear the brunt of displacement and lose their autonomy as migrant labourers.
This book analyses land grabbing and displacement in India. Based on fieldwork in Odisha and Jharkhand, it reveals the subsequent impoverishment and trauma, with a special focus on the tribal women who bear the brunt of displacement and lose their autonomy as migrant labourers.
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This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
This collection offers a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities of globalization for youth in Africa and its diaspora. It issues a call for action to governments to tap into the energy of its youth through education, agriculture, sport, and technology.
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This title presents pioneering research on the impact of new media on the Palestinian Diaspora, and is the result of unprecedented access to the Palestinian community in the UK. It explores issues of politics, conflict resolution and life experiences of the Palestinian people.
This title presents pioneering research on the impact of new media on the Palestinian Diaspora, and is the result of unprecedented access to the Palestinian community in the UK. It explores issues of politics, conflict resolution and life experiences of the Palestinian people.
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Intercultural Communication in Post-Pandemic and Dystopian Times
A Critical Approach
This essay turns intercultural concepts inside out, pointing out their shortcomings and dissecting the real obstacles to communication: identitarianisms, tribal meanings, and exclusionary differences. It is a call for us to become culturally resilient and readjust our mirrors.
This essay turns intercultural concepts inside out, pointing out their shortcomings and dissecting the real obstacles to communication: identitarianisms, tribal meanings, and exclusionary differences. It is a call for us to become culturally resilient and readjust our mirrors.
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The struggle of birds for freedom mirrors that of women. This work explores the complex, often contradictory relationship between humans and birds—from inspiration to oppression. Through feminist and animal rights lenses, it inspires a keener sense of environmental care.
The struggle of birds for freedom mirrors that of women. This work explores the complex, often contradictory relationship between humans and birds—from inspiration to oppression. Through feminist and animal rights lenses, it inspires a keener sense of environmental care.
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Religious Messages in the Media
Mission Impossible?
Can religious messages be transmitted through the media? This book analyzes the relationship between media and religion, arguing that media can only convey religious messages superficially and are unsuitable for mediating deep spiritual content or evangelization.
Can religious messages be transmitted through the media? This book analyzes the relationship between media and religion, arguing that media can only convey religious messages superficially and are unsuitable for mediating deep spiritual content or evangelization.
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Cultural Diversity in Cross-Cultural Settings
A Global Approach
As people move across international borders, the nuances of communication vary from culture to culture. This book explores how the misperception of cultural values can result in communication breakdowns.
As people move across international borders, the nuances of communication vary from culture to culture. This book explores how the misperception of cultural values can result in communication breakdowns.
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Social network analysis is a methodological tool used to investigate collections of individuals and their shared relationships. The book provides an overview of the tool’s growing body of research in sport, and details practical guidance for its application.
Social network analysis is a methodological tool used to investigate collections of individuals and their shared relationships. The book provides an overview of the tool’s growing body of research in sport, and details practical guidance for its application.
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Luxury and American Consumer Culture
A Socio-Semiotic Analysis
This book analyzes the role of luxury in American consumer culture, with case studies on how it affects our choices of automobiles, homes, and hotels. Adopting a global perspective, it also features analyses of luxury in China, Germany, Russia, and other countries.
This book analyzes the role of luxury in American consumer culture, with case studies on how it affects our choices of automobiles, homes, and hotels. Adopting a global perspective, it also features analyses of luxury in China, Germany, Russia, and other countries.
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Inspired by a pantheist worldview, this text advocates an alternative globalization based not on the economy and politics, but on humanity’s transcendence to a collective consciousness, presenting a counter-trend against nationalism, religious extremism, xenophobia, and racism.
Inspired by a pantheist worldview, this text advocates an alternative globalization based not on the economy and politics, but on humanity’s transcendence to a collective consciousness, presenting a counter-trend against nationalism, religious extremism, xenophobia, and racism.
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Participation, Culture and Democracy
Perspectives on Public Engagement and Social Communication
The underlying question of this compendium focuses on the very core of our democratic culture. It investigates how one can actively take part in its political, legal, educational, informational, social, cultural and economic mechanisms.
The underlying question of this compendium focuses on the very core of our democratic culture. It investigates how one can actively take part in its political, legal, educational, informational, social, cultural and economic mechanisms.
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Exploring Research in Sports Coaching and Pedagogy
Context and Contingency
These detailed, yet concise, essays on the nature of sports coaching provide a critical ‘snapshot’ of the current literature in coaching pedagogy. They cover a wide array of sports and techniques and their insights are essential for any serious students of the discipline.
These detailed, yet concise, essays on the nature of sports coaching provide a critical ‘snapshot’ of the current literature in coaching pedagogy. They cover a wide array of sports and techniques and their insights are essential for any serious students of the discipline.
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Rethinking Asian Tourism
Culture, Encounters and Local Response
Written primarily by Asians, this volume challenges Western-centric views on tourism. It explores established and emerging themes—from heritage to popular culture—to develop a new, ‘Asianised’ understanding of tourism in the region.
Written primarily by Asians, this volume challenges Western-centric views on tourism. It explores established and emerging themes—from heritage to popular culture—to develop a new, ‘Asianised’ understanding of tourism in the region.
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Mapping the Tribal Economy
A Case Study from a South-Indian State
India's tribes have been marginalised, their way of life transformed. This book examines the critical issues of land alienation and labour exploitation, focusing on tribal mobilisation and the fight for justice and restoration in Andhra Pradesh.
India’s tribes have been marginalised, their way of life transformed. This book examines the critical issues of land alienation and labour exploitation, focusing on tribal mobilisation and the fight for justice and restoration in Andhra Pradesh.
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Binaries in Battle
Representations of Division and Conflict
Binary opposition – Us vs. Them, good vs. evil – is fundamental to human thinking in peace and war. This wide-ranging anthology explores conflicts from history to the near future, deconstructing black-and-white imageries to reveal softer shades of grey.
Binary opposition – Us vs. Them, good vs. evil – is fundamental to human thinking in peace and war. This wide-ranging anthology explores conflicts from history to the near future, deconstructing black-and-white imageries to reveal softer shades of grey.
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For each inhabitant there is another Istanbul, created from their own experiences. This book gathers researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the city's real and imaginary borders, asking the ultimate question: Whose city is it?
For each inhabitant there is another Istanbul, created from their own experiences. This book gathers researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the city’s real and imaginary borders, asking the ultimate question: Whose city is it?
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