Society & Culture: General

'Ghost towns, corporate cruelty, the centuries-old relationship between humans and a species almost magical in its abilities ... fabulous.' The New...

In Sudan Media Makers: Writings from the Diaspora, Mohamed A. Satti identifies and interviews six prominent Sudanese media personalities in the dia...

At a time when what it means to watch movies keeps changing, this book offers a case study that rethinks the institutional, ideological, and cultur...

The founding of la Villa Rica de la Veracruz (the rich town of the True Cross) is prominently mentioned in histories of the conquest of Mexico, but...

This innovative and exciting volume celebrates the career of Janet Wolff: a highly influential voice in the literature of sociology, cultural studi...

'A global guide to the myths, legends and science of twins ... spans sacred west African sculptures, mythology and 1920s flappers to present a comm...

The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions. The...

The diary as a genre is found in all literate societies, and these autobiographical accounts are written by persons of all ranks and positions. The...

There are few instances of a contemporary Western European society more firmly welded to religion than Ireland is to Catholicism. For much of the t...

There are few instances of a contemporary Western European society more firmly welded to religion than Ireland is to Catholicism. For much of the t...

Since 2006, Venezuela has witnessed an explosion of different forms of popular power and participatory democracy. Over 47,000 grassroots neighborho...

Circulating Fear: Japanese Horror, Fractured Realities, and New Media explores the changing role of screens, new media objects, and social media in...

The Current Collegiate Hookup Culture provides a holistic picture of the current hookup culture in American college campuses. Based on the findings...

German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Krimi Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London examines the Kriminalfilme—or Krimis—based on the novels of English auth...

In this book, Steven R. Brydon analyzes American war propaganda spanning from the Spanish-American War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Br...

In this book, Yılmaz Alışkan discusses the capitalist exploitation of digital media and examines how free time and creativity can be exploited in o...

The agenda for transition after the demise of communism in the Western Balkans made the conversion of state radio and television into public servic...

We regularly touch and handle media devices. At the same time, media devices such as body scanners, car seat pressure sensors, and smart phones sca...

We regularly touch and handle media devices. At the same time, media devices such as body scanners, car seat pressure sensors, and smart phones sca...

From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, an...

From high-tech kitchen gadgets and magazines to the Food Network, the last few decades have seen a huge rise in food-focused consumption, media, an...