Catherine Zuckerman: 2 books

Doomsday 2012

The Maya Calendar and the History of the End of the World

by Catherine Zuckerman
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012

The Maya calendar started on August 11, 3114 BCE (corresponding date in the proleptic Gregorian calendar) and will end on December 21 2012. Will it be Armageddon or just another day? The believers are making survival preparations and turning to religious leaders for guidance and solace. Follow National...

Civic Media

Technology, Design, Practice

by Peter Levine, Ethan Zuckerman, W. Lance Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016

Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...