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  • Communicating Esther

    The Diffusion and Reception of a Biblical Dream

    by Elihu Katz, Menahem Blondheim ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture
    This book presents a communications approach to the biblical story of Esther and the ritual that it anchors, the Jewish carnival of Purim. Esther, the second-most written about book of the Bible, is thought to be based on a tale that circulated around 400 BC, and was later transcribed and brought before the Jewish Sages with the request that it be canonized. It was, though God is not mentioned in ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Crisis Communications

    Lessons from September 11

    by Peter Clarke, James Alleman, Sandra Ball-Rokeach, Menahem Blondheim, James William Carey, John Carey, Elisia Cohen, William H. Dutton, Joachim W. H. Haes, Joo-Young Jung, James E. Katz, Yong-Chan Kim, Jonathan Liebenau, Tamar Liebes, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Patrick Martin, Fiona McNee, Mitchell L. Moss, Frank Nainoa, A Michael Noll, Sean Phelan, Paul N. Rappoport, René-Jean Ravault, Ronald E. Rice, Everett M. Rogers, Anthony Townsend, Pille Vengerfeldt ...
    On September 11, 2001, AT&T's traffic was 40 percent greater than its previous busiest day. Wireless calls were made from the besieged airplanes and buildings, with the human voice having a calming influence. E-mail was used to overcome distance and time zones. And storytelling played an important role both in conveying information and in coping with the disaster. Building on such events and ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

  • The Toronto School of Communication Theory

    Interpretations, Extensions, Applications

    Edited by Rita Watson, Menahem Blondheim ...
    While never formally recognized as a school of thought in its time, the work of a number of University of Toronto scholars over several decades – most notably Harold Adams Innis and Marshall McLuhan – formulated a number of original attempts to conceptualize communication as a phenomenon, and launched radical and innovative conjectures about its consequences. This landmark collection of essays re ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Confronting Religious Violence

    by Jonathan Sacks ...
    ***2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner***In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 3rd Edition

    What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

    by Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel ...
    The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should Read“What this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice isweave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk.” —Rasmi Simhan, Boston Globe“Kovach and Rosenstiel’s essays on each [element] are concise gems, filled with insights ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ideology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Freeden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Essential Judaism

    A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals

    by George Robinson ...
    You’ll find everything you need to know about being Jewish in this indispensable, revised and updated guide to the religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of Judaism.What happens at a synagogue service? What are the rules for keeping kosher? How do I light the Hanukah candles? What is in the Hebrew Bible? What do the Jewish holidays signify? What ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Post-Truth

    by Lee McIntyre ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    We are living in a world where “alternative facts” replace actual facts—and where feelings have more weight than evidence. But how did we get here?In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of “fake news,” from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Media and Morality

    On the Rise of the Mediapolis

    by Roger Silverstone ...
    Roger Silverstone's compelling new book places the global media at the heart of the moral future of civilisation. It argues that the media (the press, broadcasting, the Internet and increasingly peer-to-peer technologies and networks) have a profound significance for the way in which the world is understood by its citizens. It also argues that without a clear understanding of that significance, ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • A Letter in the Scroll

    Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion

    by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ...
    For too long, Jews have defined themselves in light of the bad things that have happened to them. And it is true that, many times in the course of history, they have been nearly decimated: when the First and Second Temples were destroyed, when the Jews were expelled from Spain, when Hitler proposed his Final Solution. Astoundingly, the Jewish people have survived catastrophe after catastrophe and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition

    by Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel ...
    A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake news—and how journalists can use technology to navigate its challengesMore than two decades ago, the Committee of Concerned Journalists gathered some of America’s most influential newspeople and asked them, “What is journalism for?” Through ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Cultural Theory

    An Introduction

    by Philip Smith, Alexander Riley ...
    This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of studyUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the fieldIncludes additional ... Read more

    $45.00 USD