Patrick J : 380 books
by J. Patrick Redmond
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
This title will be listed in the CBSD frontlist catalog as Already Available, with the actual publication date coming on May 3, 2016, and will be sold on a POD/NON-RETURNABLE BASIS
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Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age
The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...
Subcultural Theory
Traditions and Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Subcultural phenomena continue to draw attention from many areas of contemporary society, including the news media, the marketing and fashion industries, concerned parents, religious, and other citizen groups, as well as academia. Research into these phenomena has spanned the humanities and social...
Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape
A New Generation of Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
In the past decade various studies have examined how political humor may influence various political attitudes and voting behavior; whether it affects learning, cognition and media literacy, how it might shape political participation; how people process different forms of political humor; and more....
Demystifying the Big House
Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison,...
Educational Learning and Development
Building and Enhancing Capacity
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Through ten research projects, this book explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. The authors explore the capacity building potential of the projects and what factors impacted on or assisted their development.
The Theatre of Tom Murphy
Playwright Adventurer
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Tom Murphy shot to fame with the London production of A Whistle in the Dark in 1961, establishing him as the outstanding Irish playwright of his generation. The international success of DruidMurphy, the 2012-13 staging of three of his major plays by the Druid Theatre Company, served to underline his...
Mapping Applied Linguistics
A Guide for Students and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Mapping Applied Linguistics: A guide for students and practitioners, second edition, provides a newly updated, wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. This innovative book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, methods and issues faced by students...
American Constitutionalism, Marriage, and the Family
Obergefell v. Hodges and U.S. v. Windsor in Context
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
This edited volume in American constitutionalism places the Supreme Court’s declaration of same-sex marriage rights in U.S. v. Windsor (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) within the context of the Court’s developing understanding of the legal and social status of marriage and the family. Leading...
Labor and Global Justice
Essays on the Ethics of Labor Practices under Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Labor and Global Justice: Essays on the Ethics of Labor Practices under Globalization combines conceptual and theoretical perspectives across a multiplicity of relevant differences, both geographical and disciplinary, to develop a transnational perspective on labor and justice. Through its multidisciplinary,...
by Michael Pecht, Rakish Agarwal, F. Patrick McCluskey
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Packaging materials strongly affect the effectiveness of an electronic packaging system regarding reliability, design, and cost. In electronic systems, packaging materials may serve as electrical conductors or insulators, create structure and form, provide thermal paths, and protect the circuits from...
by Wolfgang Palaver, Nancy Popp, Robert Doran
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
For half a century René Girard’s theories of mimetic desire and scapegoating have captivated the imagination of thinkers and doers in many fields as an incisive look into the human condition, particularly the roots of violence. In a 1993 interview with Rebecca Adams, he highlighted the positive...
by J. Patrick Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
jMetrik is a computer program for implementing classical and modern psychometric methods. It is designed to facilitate work in a production environment and to make advanced psychometric procedures accessible to every measurement practitioner**.** Applied Measurement with jMetrik reviews psychometric...
by Thomas J. Anastasio, Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, Patrick Watson
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
An argument that individuals and collectives form memories by analogous processes and a case study of collective retrograde amnesia.