James Curran: 16 books
Fighting with America: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special
Why saying ‘No’ to the US wouldn’t rupture the alliance
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Australia has long been a reliable ally of the United States. But has it become too reliable?
Sixty-five years after the signing of the ANZUS treaty, and at a time of great strategic change caused by the rise of China, it is time for a fresh look at the Australian-American alliance.
In...
by James Curran
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society.
*How much power do the media have?
*Who really controls the media?
*What is the relationship between media and power in society?
In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers...
Fighting with America: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special
Why saying ‘No’ to the US wouldn’t rupture the alliance
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Australia has long been a reliable ally of the United States. But has it become too reliable?
Sixty-five years after the signing of the ANZUS treaty, and at a time of great strategic change caused by the rise of China, it is time for a fresh look at the Australian-American alliance.
In...
by James Curran
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Media and Democracy addresses key topics and themes in relation to democratic theory, media and technology, comparative media studies, media and history, and the evolution of media research. For example:
How does TV entertainment contribute to the democratic life of society?
Why are Americans...
by James Curran
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
John Curtin remains a venerated leader. His role as Labor's wartime supremo is etched deep into the national psyche: the man who put Australia first, locked horns with Churchill, forged the alliance with the United States and became the saviour of the nation in its darkest hour. Drawing on new archival...
Toward a Political Economy of Culture
Capitalism and Communication in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Several of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link work, policy studies, and research and theory about the public sphere to the heritage of political economy. Familiar but still exceedingly important topics...
by James Curran, Natalie Fenton, Des Freedman
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
The growth of the internet has been spectacular. There are now more than 3 billion internet users across the globe, some 40 per cent of the world’s population. The internet’s meteoric rise is a phenomenon of enormous significance for the economic, political and social life of contemporary societies.
However,...
The Quality Business
Quality Issues in the Smaller Firm
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
This book is the first to seriously consider quality issues in smaller firms, based upon well-conducted research and careful theorizing. Subjects covered include:
* the relevance of formal quality standards such as BS 5750 to small firms
* definitions and implementations of 'quality' in a business...
Power Without Responsibility
Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
This book attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and explores key debates about the role and politics...
Culture Wars
The Media and the British Left
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Culture Wars investigates the relationship between the media and politics in Britain today. It focusses on how significant sections of the national press have represented and distorted the policies of the Labour Party, and particularly its left, from the Thatcher era up to and including Ed Miliband’s...
At the Hour of Our Death
The Mysteries of San Siddinus
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Micah Connaught is a jaded priest confronted with a crisis of faith: Is there any reason to believe in people? After discovering a girl was murdered near his church and a police department that could care less, "Father Mick" embarks on a dangerous quest to find her killer in a city that likes being dirty....
by James Curran
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
A peace march in Londonderry erupts in mayhem on Assumption Day, 1970, and the embattled Royal Ulster Constabulary summons Chief Inspector Jack Hamilton. In the aftermath he sees curls of auburn hair gently waving in the drainage water between riot-damaged cars. He discovers...
Queering Elementary Education
Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 1999
Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. ItOs not part of a sinister stratagem in the Ogay agenda.O Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
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