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¿Participación social en los medios masivos? Canales regionales y sociedades urbanas

Gladys Daza Hernández (dir.)
Medellín: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS); Editorial Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (1998), 316 pp.
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Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
Deep Insights

Shobhana Sosale (ed.)
Washington, DC: World Bank (1998), ix, 229 pp.
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Media, Ritual, and Identity

Tamar Liebes, James Curran (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (1998), viii, 265 pp.
"Media, Ritual and Identity examines the role of the media in society; its complex influence on democratic processes and its participation in the construction and affirmation of different social identities. It draws extensively upon cultural anthropology and combines a commanding overview of contemp ... more
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Geschichte der Medien

Manfred Faßler, Wulf Halbach (eds.)
München: Fink (1998), 381 pp.
"Die in diesem Band behandelten Medien - Schrift, Bild, Literatur, Bildende Künste, Telefon, Fernsehen, Radio, Computer, Makromedien - sind nach ihrer historischen und gegenwärtigen Bedeutung ausgewählt worden und repräsentieren zugleich eine historische Anthropologie. Sie erzählt von Standardi ... more
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On Air: Methods and Meanings of Radio

Martin Shingler, Cindy Wieringa
London: Arnold (1998), xv, 174 pp.
"Superseded by television as the primary source of entertainment and information, radio still has a unique place in the mass media spectrum. At once powerfully pervasive and totally invisible, it's a fascinating subject for study. On Air adopts a wide-ranging theoretical and critical approachto prov ... more
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An Introduction to Publishing Management
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Ian Montagnes
London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1998), xi, 123 pp.
"This is an excellent, concise introduction to publishing management, published in a series that focuses on the issues involved in publishing and developing educational materials in Africa. However, the book is equally valuable to the book professions elsewhere in the developing world, and while muc ... more
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Media Research Techniques

Arthur Asa Berger
Thousand Oakes et al.: Sage, 2nd ed. (1998), viii, 175 pp.
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Macrothesaurus for Information Processing in the Field of Economic and Social Development

Paris: OECD, 5th ed. (1998), 435 pp.
"This new edition of the Macrothesaurus for Information Processing in the field of Economic and Social Development represents a continuation of the combined efforts of many organisations over a period of almost 30 years to create a common vocabulary to facilitate the indexing, retrieval and exchange ... more
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La prensa en México: Momentos y figuras relevantes (1810-1915)

Laura Navarrete Maya, Blanca Aguilar Plata (coords.)
Naucalpan de Juárez: Addison Wesley Longman de México (1998), 211 pp.
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The Oxford Guide to Film Studies

John Hill, Pamela Church Gibson (eds.)
New York: Oxford University Press (1998), xxii, 624 pp.
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The South African Publishing Industry Report: Report to the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology. Final Report, November 1998

Pretoria: Department of the Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST) (1998), 77 pp.
"A report commissioned by the South African government's Department (now Ministry) of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology to research South Africa's cultural industries and propose strategies for their growth and development. The term "cultural industries" is used here to describe a wide variety o ... more
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Hello, Dear Enemy! Picture Books for Peace and Tolerance: An International Selection

München: Internationale Jugendbibliothek; International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) (1998), 32 pp.
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Media, Technology and Society: A History. From the Telegraph to the Internet

Brian Winston
London; New York: Routledge (1998), 389 pp.
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Encyclopedia of Chinese Film

Yingjin Zhang, Zhiwei Xiao et al.
London: Routledge (1998), 504 pp.
"The Encyclopedia of Chinese Film, one of the first ever encyclopedias in this area, provides alphabetically organized entries on directors, genres, themes, and actors and actresses from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as 300 film synopses. Great care has been taken to provide solid cul ... more
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Buchlandschaften: Das BuchMarktBuch 2

Gerlinde Hinterhölzl, Johannes Seymann (eds.)
Wien: Buchkultur Verlagsgesellschaft (1998), 197 pp.
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Russlands Buchproduktion und Buchmarkt in Jahre 1997

J. Maisuradse
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair (1998), 26 pp.
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Questionnaire Design: Asking Questions with a Purpose

Ellen Taylor-Powell
Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension (1998), 17 pp.
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Critical Perspectives on Postcolonial African Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Meena Khorana (ed.)
Westport; London: Greenwood Press (1998), 187 pp.
"An interesting collection of essays that provide a great deal of insight into the depth, complexity, richness and diversity of African children’s books. The contributors examine the major issues relating to African children’s literature from several directions and from a variety of angles. The ... more
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A Handbook of Good Practice in Journal Publishing
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Hans M. Zell
London; Oxford: International African Institute; African Books Collective, 2nd revised ed. (1998), xiv, 173 + approx. 50 pp.
"This handbook covers most aspects of journals publishing and journals management, but special emphasis is put on systems management, subscription fulfilment, financial control, and effective marketing and distribution, including a chapter on journals marketing on the internet. It also includes a se ... more
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Whose Voice? Participatory Research and Policy Change

Jeremy Holland, James Blackburn (eds.)
London: Intermediate Technology Publications (1998), ix, 254 pp.
"With the increasing use of PRA methods and practices by NGOs, governments and multinational agencies, the potential impact for poor people is phenomenal. The book demonstrates the far-reaching implications of such approaches for the development sector. It is presented in an easily readable three pa ... more