A collection of essays which tackles with understanding how US understands itself by examining some of US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. It contains analysis of such films as The Vanishing American, American Madness, An American in Paris, American Graffiti, American Gigolo, American Pie , and many more.

AQA (B) Advanced General Studies has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the new AQA (B) AS/A-Level General Studies specification from September 2008. The book provides thorough, carefully structured coverage of each if the four units.

Edexcel's own resources for the new GCE General Studies AS specifications.

This book examines the past, present and future of management in the transitional economies of East and Central Europe, Russia, the People's Republic of China, and Vietnam.

Exploring the use of scientific language in the news, and examining how scientific ideas are reported and communicated, this title takes a look at the use and misuse of scientific language and how it shapes our lives. It is useful for those interested in English Language, Linguistics, Journalism, Communications Studies or Science Communication.

Uses the case of intellectual property rights (IPR) to examine how and to what extent market forces and knowledge development affect the relationships of China and the world, especially the United States. This book gives an insight into the opportunities and challenges that China faces. It is suitable for those studying Chinese Business.

Inside Culture offers a fresh and stimulating reassessment of the direction of cultural studies. Nick Couldry argues without apology for cultural studies as a discipline centred around the interrelations of culture and power, with a clear focus on accountable empirical research that deals with the real complexities of contemporary lives - 'inside' culture. Chapters discuss the broad conceptual ...

Written to match the OCR specifications for General Studies courses, this resource file for teachers includes photocopiable sheets to help provide further support for students. Tutors are also given advice on how to teach the course and monitor key skills, as well as suggesting teaching styles.

A collection of 50 wide-ranging essays, asking those people at the top of their field what their predictions are for the future of their industry or area of interest.

Based on fieldwork in a Japanese institution for the elderly, this title explores the whole issue of aging and responses to it in Japan, and compares the Japanese approach in these matters with Western approaches.

For everybody who needs to keep abreast of the regulations in an easy-to-understand and use format. This is the definitive guide to electricity at work and related regulations from a best-selling and well-respected author. The book commands your attention and is the ideal tool for electricians, contractors, safety officers, works engineers and all those who are responsible for controlling ...

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An international and interdisciplinary Symposium was organized by the International Space University to bring together technical and non-technical people to consider the future applications of space techniques to tele-services. This book features the proceedings of this symposium.

Provides a much needed summary of the interdisciplinary work between biologists and mathematicians who study shape and form of organisms and those who work on evolutionary relationships by analysis of common characteristic

Provides a comprehensive analysis of South Korean modernization by examining the dimensions of state formation, capitalist development and nationalism. Taking a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this book highlights the characteristic features of South Korean modernity in relation to its historical conditions.

Presents information of the security concept of Myanmar.

Explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided treaty port in the 1840s, and looking forward to its upcoming hosting of China's first World's Fair, the 2010 Expo. This book is suitable for students and scholars of Chinese studies and urban studies.

This fascinating collection explores the growing range of body modification practices such as piercing, tattooing, branding, cutting and inserting implants, which have sprung up recently in the West. It asks whether this implies that we are returning to traditional tribal practices of inscribing identities onto bodies on the part of 'modern primitives', or is body modification better understood ..

Questioning the connection between media, technology and democracy this text examines the emergence of the internet in Indonesia and how the country is using and being changed by the web.

Includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema from the silent era. This book provides an introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. It studies a range of important films including Late Spring, Seven Samurai , In the Realm of the Senses , Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring .