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The Party Line: How the Media Dictates Public Opinion in

The Party Line: How the Media Dictates Public Opinion in Modern China: The first in-depth, authoritative discussion of the role of the press in China and the way the Chinese government uses the media to shape public opinion China's 1.3 billion population may make the country the world's largest, but the vast majority of Chinese share remarkably similar views on these and a wide array of other issues, thanks to the unified message they get from tightly controlled state-run media. Official views are formed at the top in organizations like the Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television and allowed to trickle down to regional and local media, giving the appearance of many voices with a single message that is reinforced at every level. As a result, the Chinese are remarkably like-minded on a wide range of issues both domestic and foreign. Takes readers beyond China's economic miracle to show how the nation's massive state-run media complex not only influences public opinion but creates it Explores an array of issues, from Tibet and Taiwan to the environment and US trade relations, as seen through the lens of the Xinhua News Agency Tells the story of the official Xinhua News Agency along with its history and reporting over the years, as the foundation for telling the story

Public Opinion in the Middle East: Survey Research and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tessler, Mark, PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press, The political orientations of ordinary citizens in the Arab and Muslim Middle East have engaged Mark Tessler since the late s. The 13 research reports collected in this volume examine the nature and determinants of citizen attitudes toward governance and democracy, the political role of Islam, gender equality, and international conflict. Addressing issues of doing survey research in the Middle East, particularly in areas of conflict and under repressive political conditions, these articles trace the development of key concerns and methodological questions in the study of politics and society in this region.

The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the

Do you realize that you are a daughter of the King? You need to live,hope,and dream as if this were true–because it is! You don’t need to be paralyzed with fear,frozen by the chaos you feel inside. Instead,you must choose to stand on the truth of who God says you are. In The Storm Inside,an 8-session,video-based small group Bible study,popular teacher and author Sheila Walsh encourages you to trust God even when you are in the midst of the most chaotic storms.Sheila unpacks th

The Book That Made Your World: How the Bible Created the

Understand where we came from.Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance,The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization.Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible and systematically illustrates how its precepts became the framework for societal structure throughout the last millennium. From politics an

The Second Opinion (Paperback)

Struck down by a hit-and-run driver,one of the world's most respected doctors lies comatose in the ICU unit of Boston's Beaumont Clinic. No one thinks he will survive. Two of his children believe treatment should be stopped. But his daughter Thea refuses to give up hope--and begins to suspect a cover-up. As a brilliant physician who left the hospital to work with the poor,Thea knows all too well the hidden agendas and personal conflicts that lurk beneath the surface of an elite medical center. W

The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Little, Emily / Eagle, Michael, PUBLISHER: Random House Books for Young Readers, Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is well tailored to younger readers with careful explanations and short sentences; a pronunciation guide is appended. Drawings portray the story's main events. A nice supplement to units on ancient Greece or mythology."--"Booklist. "

Inventing Public Diplomacy: The Story of the U.S.

In Orson Welles directed the USIA's first propaganda film which turned out to have so little to do with the purported topic,US friendship with Latin American nations,that it wasn't distributed. The propaganda agency eventually got a better handle on how to influence world opinion,making use of radio,print,and other media. Dizard's history,which ranges from World War II to the information age,gives a nod to renewed efforts since Sept. ,in the face of formidable opposition to the US war i

The Seam Line: Arab Workers and Jewish Managers in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drori, Israel, PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press, Many Arab communities in Israel's Galilee region are home to export-oriented textile factories, owned by multinational corporations, whose Jewish managers employ local Arab and Druse women as seamstresses and low-level work supervisors. Based on five years of ethnographic research, this book explores how these managers and workers negotiate the terms and meanings of factory work, integrating work culture with the norms and values of the host towns in order for employment arrangements to succeed. The entrance of industrial corporations into developing areas of the world, particularly in those industries employing primarily women, has generated tension between traditional familial and social roles and the demands of industrial working life. In Israel these tensions are further complicated by the social and political dynamics of Arab-Jewish conflict, as well as the strictly demarcated roles of women and men in traditional Arab society. The resolution of these tensions on the shop floor shapes the social relations of production, the factories' management systems, family life in the industrial towns, and individual status and autonomy. The negotiation involves unequal power relations, manifested in a dual patriarchal structure: the Arab cultural practice of male domination of women as well as the formal management system of the textile concern, which dictates the nature of relationships between Jewish managers and Arab women workers. To meet their business goals, the managers must cooperate with the community that provides their workforce, adapting its norms and appropriating its worldview. The managers are constrained by the strict social rules of Arab and Druse society, and respond by attempting to harness and manipulate local family values to foster personal commitment, furthering production goals through paternal control. The consequence of this paternalism is a workforce that relates to the organization as family, identifies with its goals, and internalizes feelings of loyalty. However, the workforce also uses the plant as the arena for developing self-awareness and enhancing personal independence and status within the family. The seamstresses emerge as active shapers of the organizational culture, forcing the managers to adapt to and comply with their personal needs and perceptions of work.

Ladybird How it works: The Husband and The Wife

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The How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the

Whether you plan on spending your life playing sports,serving clients,running businesses,or flying to the moon,there are certain things that everyone just has to know how to do: unjamming a jar,for instance,fixing a flat tire,and removing a particularly embarrassing stain. They may seem simple in retrospect,but you don’t have to turn all your laundry pink more than once before you learn that it’s best just to get things right the first time. The How-To Handbook packs over 50 essential life

The How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oliver, Martin, Johnson, Alexandra, PUBLISHER: Zest Books, Whether you plan on spending your life playing sports, serving clients, running businesses, or flying to the moon, there are certain things that everyone just has to know how to do: unjamming a jar, for instance, fixing a flat tire, and removing a particularly embarrassing stain. They may seem simple in retrospect, but you don't have to turn all your laundry pink more than once before you learn that it's best just to get things right the first time. "The How-To Handbook" packs over 50 essential life skills into one handy reference book, and uses dozens of illustrations to show readers the very best ways to: Thread a needle Pitch a tent Tie a tie Treat a bee sting Chop an onion...and much, much more

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The Poison Patriarch: How the Betrayals of Joseph P. Kennedy

Focusing for the first time on why attorney general Robert F. Kennedy wasn’t killed in instead of on why President John F. Kennedy was,Mark Shaw offers a stunning and provocative assassination theory that leads directly to the family patriarch,Joseph P. Kennedy. Mining fresh information and more than forty new interviews,Shaw weaves a spellbinding narrative involving Mafia don Carlos Marcello; Jack Ruby (Lee Harvey Oswald’s killer); Ruby’s attorney,Melvin Belli; and,ultimately,the Kennedy brother

The Wrong Kind of Snow: How the Weather Made Britain

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woodward, Antony / Penn, Robert, PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton, The British are, as a general rule, obsessed with the weather, an unsurprising fact given the unpredictability of English weather systems and the huge impact they have played on national history. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in was as much a result of a devastating storm as the strength of British forces, and the steamy summer of caused the Great Stink of London, resulting in the construction of the city's sewage system. From the massive floods of to the Great Freeze of , each of the 365 entries in this intriguing compendium illustrates an important day in the weird and wonderful history of British weather.

Kika Kila: How the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound

Since the nineteenth century,the distinct tones of k&299;k&257; kila,the Hawaiian steel guitar,have defined the island sound. Here historian and steel guitarist John W. Troutman offers the instrument's definitive history,from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music. During the early twentieth century,Hawaiian musicians traveled the globe,from tent shows in the Mississippi Delta,where they s

Gollum - How We Made Movie Magic - The Lord of the Rings

Gollum - How We Made Movie Magic - The Lord of the Rings Serkis, Andy - Signed First Edition THE LORD OF THE RINGS - GOLLUM HOW WE MADE THE MOVIE Signed by Gollum himself - Andy Serkis & 1st Edition very good condition Description The official tie-in to The Return of the King, in which actor Andy Serkis relates how he and the team of animators brought Tolkien's character Gollum to life. Key Features; Author(s) Andy Serkis Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Date of Publication Language(s) English FormatPaperback ISBN- ISBN- Genre Children's Fiction Series Title The Lord of the Rings Place of Publication London Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom ImprintHarperCollins Children's Books Out-of-print date Content Note 100 colour photos

The Power to Destroy: How the IRS Became America's Most

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, William V., Jr. / William V Roth / Nixon, William H., PUBLISHER: Atlantic Monthly Press, The IRS is one of the most powerful agencies in the U.S. government, and since its founding it has been plagued by accusations of abuses of power. In Senator William Roth spearheaded the most extensive reform effort in IRS history, resulting in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring Bill, which passed the Senate 97-0 on May . Designed to increase taxpayer protections, provide oversight of the agency's managers and employees, and open up the culture of secrecy that has come to characterize the modern tax-collecting agency, the legislation has ushered in a new era in income tax. In The Power to Destroy, Senator William V. Roth, Jr., offers a behind-the-scenes account of a story that has captivated America. He outlines a brief history of how the IRS became a law unto itself and how it has destroyed the lives of ordinary Americans -- many of whom will never recover from their experiences. The horror stories from taxpayers and agency employees that Roth's investigation uncovered elicited a public outcry that demanded immediate action, from Capitol Hill to the White House, and Roth details how these stories translated into specific initiatives that served as the foundation for the actual restructuring legislation.

The Recording Architecture Book how to build the perfect studio new

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How We Missed the Story: Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gutman, Roy, PUBLISHER: Potomac Books, "Roy Gutman, a tireless reporter, has written a deeply researched and fascinating account of the various U.S. foreign policy failures that helped account for the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan before the 9/11 attacks. Gutman also explains how so many institutions in the United States, from the media to the national security establishment, largely missed what would turn out to be one of the most important stories of our time." -Peter Bergen, author of "Holy War, Inc.," and "The Osama bin Laden I Know" "This well-written, on-the-mark book is an informative and entertaining read. No other study that examines the events leading up to 9/11 is as persuasive in placing the blame where it belongs-on the failure of three successive U.S. presidents to provide the foreign policy leadership and direction needed to address the politics, philosophy, and disposition to violence of Islamist extremism." -Thomas E. Gouttierre, dean, International Studies and Programs, University of Nebraska at Omaha Focusing principally on events and policy missteps in Afghanistan in the s and s, award-winning journalist Roy Gutman weaves a narrative that exposes how and why the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the Western media "missed the story" in the lead-up to 9/11. Advancing his narrative carefully and persuasively, he approaches his subject with an objective, journalistic eye and draws heavily on his own original research and extensive interviews with key players both in the United States and abroad. Arguing that the U.S. government made a strategic mistake by categorizing bin Laden's murderous assaults prior to 9/11 as terrorism, he ultimately concludes that the core failure was in the field of U.S. foreign policy. Sure to attract a wide audience, this first-rate, deeply engaging volume makes an original contribution to our understanding of the events and mistakes that ultimately led to 9/11-and offers much-needed insight so that such a story is not missed again.

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