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Critical Issues in Communication: Looking Inward for Answers. Essays in Honour of K. E. Eapen

Srinivas R. Melkote, Sandhya Rao (eds.)
K. E. Eapen Honoured person)
New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage (2001), 491 pp.
"This book looks at the political economy of communication and information, media in development and social change, media theory and practice, international communication technology and communication values and ethics." (Publisher description)
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Child Abuse on the Internet: Ending the Silence

Carlos A. Arnaldo (ed.)
Paris; New York: UNESCO; Berghahn (2001), 220 pp.
"Child pornography and the sexual abuse of children through misuse of the media and the internet are complex yet closely related issues. Not only do they necessitate complex solutions, they also demand a social response from all sectors of society. This volume records the response of these various s ... more
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Regional Media in Conflict: Case Studies in Local War Reporting

Alan Davis (ed.)
London: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2001), 128 pp.
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Policy Analysis of Electronic Media Practices in South Asia

Waseem Mahmood
Svaneke: Baltic Media Centre; UNDP (2001), 148 pp.
"This cross-country case study on media policy in SouthAsia endeavours to present research and analysis of relevant policy and legislation in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maledives; an overview of media development at regional and national level, examnie the changing trends in p ... more
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Disability and the Media in India: A Study

Anura Goonasekera
London: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2001), 32 pp.
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Report on the Media Situation in Uzbekistan

Shahida Tulaganova
Geneva: CIMERA (2001), 27 pp.
"This paper provides an analysis of the state and development of Uzbekistan's media 10 years after national independence. It summarizes the crackdown on Uzbek independent media, outlines the relevant legislation and reviews the structure and hierarchy of the national media system. Subsequently, the ... more
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Comunicating Difference: The Making and Unmaking of Common Values in India

Pradip N. Thomas
London: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2001), 86 pp.
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Women, Media and Violence: A WACC Women's Programme Production

London: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2001), 34 pp.
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Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film

Oliver Leaman (ed.)
London: Routledge (2001), xiv, 607 pp.
"The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The Encyclopedia is divided into nine chapters, each written by a leading scholar in the field. Each chapter ... more
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Voices of Courage: A Collection of International Stories and Experiences

Angela Ann Zukowski, Frances Forde Plude (ed.)
Brussels: UNDA (2001), 287 pp.
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Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
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Hans M. Zell
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.
"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe ... more
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Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines and Picture Books

John A. Lent (ed.)
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press (2001), ix, 249 pp.
"All of the articles consider cartoon and/or comic art in the historical and social setting of seven South, Southeast, and East Asian countries: India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. The contributors treat comic and narrative art—including comic books, comic strips, pictu ... more
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India's Communication Revolution: From Bullock Carts to Cyber Marts

Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers
New Dehli: Sage (2001), 297 pp.
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Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Kai Hafez (ed.)
Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (2001), x, 249 pp.
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Redeveloping Communication for Social Change: Theory, Practice, and Power

Karin Gwinn Wilkins (ed.)
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2000), 216 pp.
"To reshape the field of development communication, Redeveloping Communication for Social Change proposes situating theory and practice within contexts of power, recognizing both the ability of dominant groups to control and the potential for marginal communities to resist. Contributors from communi ... more
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Television and Social Change in Rural India

Kirk Johnson
London: Sage (2000), 247 pp.
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Improving Family Planning Use and Quality Services in Nepal Through the Entertainment-Education Strategy

J. Douglas Storey, Marc Boulay
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (2000), 42 pp.
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Development and Management

Tina Wallace (ed.)
Oxford: Oxfam (2000), 326 pp.
"Development is not a question of project-based interventions, or of quantifiable inputs and outputs, but a complex process of negotiation over meetings, values, and social goals within the sphere of public action. This collection of papers, from the journal 'Development in Practice', draws on The O ... more
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Entertainment-Education and Social Change: An Analysis of Parasocial Interaction, Social Learning, Collective Efficacy, and Paradoxical Communication

Michael Papa, Arvind Singhal, Sweety Law, Saumya Pant, Suruchi Sood, Everett M. Rogers, Corinne L. Shefner-Rogers
Journal of Communication, volume 50, issue 4 (2000), pp. 31-55
"Most past studies of entertainment-education programs have not provided an adequate theoretical explanation of the process through which community members enact system-level changes as a result of exposure to entertainment-education media message. Here we study the effects of an entertainment-educa ... more
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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess
London: Suntory Centre; London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2000), 31 pp.
"The determinants of government responsiveness to its citizens is a key issue in political economy. Here we develop a model based on the solution of political agency problems. Having a more informed an politically active electorate strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This sugges ... more