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This book examines the ethical concepts which lie at the heart of journalism, including freedom, democracy, truth, objectivity, honesty and privacy. The common concern of the authors is to promote ethical conduct in the practice of journalism, as well as the quality of the information that readers and audience receive from the media.

This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech--acts elaborated by Austin and others.

In few places in American society are adults so dependent on others as in nursing homes. Minimizing this dependency and promoting autonomy has become a major focus of policy and ethics in gerontology. Yet most of these discussions are divorced from the day-to-day reality of long-term care and are implicitly based on concepts of autonomy derived from acute medical care settings. Promoting autonomy in long-term care, however, is a complex task w...

This novel analysis of contemporary Asian and Pacific Islander immigration to the United States offers the most up-to-date synthesis of findings on global migration today. It presents a series of principles regarding new double-step patterns in population movements at the end of the twentieth century. This discussion of new paths and modes of world migration in a rimless world is intended for a broad, inter-disciplinary audience of students, t...

Loistl-Lingemann" präsentieren einen längst überfälligen Überblick über das Angebot an Software, die für das erfolgreiche Agieren auf modernen Märkten immer notwendiger wird.

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The popular cinema of Europe has been suprisingly little studied as both art and social document. "Popular European Cinema" seeks to fill this gap and to illuminate two compelling contemporary issues: the nature of the "popular" and the "new Europe".

Green examines the intimate relationship between the Celts and animals, covering their crucial role in the Celtic economy, in hunting and warfare, in art and literature and in religion and ritual. The book covers the period between 800 BC and 400 AD.

Denied its true place in history, the pre-Civil War black press was a forward looking, socially responsible press. Through her analysis of the content of black newspapers and magazines from the 1830s to the 1860s, Frankie Hutton not only presents a prism through which to view the social origins of black journalism in America, but also examines how this little-known ethnic press interfaced with the whole of journalism during the dark ages of th...

A compilation of the basic terminology in the field of ergonomics. It contains over 8, 000 terms representing different areas of human factors. It contains a list of national and international organizations involved in human factors/ergonomic research and/or applications.

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How did early Christians give comfort to the bereaved? This examination of one of the most important early Christian letters of consolation shows how Christian consolers adopted many of the approaches used by their pagan predecessors. The book includes both a text and translation of the letter.

The Global Village extends the visionary work Marshall McLuhan first offered in his pioneering book Understanding Media to today's world-wide, integrated electronic network, proposing a detailed conceptual framework in terms by which the technological advances of the past decades may be understood.

How have the U.S. Army Rangers acted as special operations forces in military operations since 1942? Hogan's study examines the nature and purpose of the Rangers over the past fifty years and shows how they have served as scouts, raiders, assault troops, and elite infantry. They have spearheaded amphibious landings, raided enemy prison camps, patrolled behind enemy lines in Korea, served alongside Green Berets in Vietnam, and carried out speci...

This bibliography, including more than 2600 entries, provides access to Hoover-related materials, depicts the continuum of contemporary and historical viewpoints and includes all key writings in Hoover historiography.

Seeks a cause for inflation by examining and analyzing 15 great inflationary periods in history.

Contains the diary of Captain Haynes, who flew low-altitude radar bombing missions in the South China Sea during World War II, using secretly-developed B-24s which operated with General Chennault's Flying Tigers. Their devastation of Japanese vessels hastened the end of the war in the Pacific.

Actress Colleen Dewhurst is best remembered for her characterizations in the plays of Eugene O'Neill, which highlighted a career on stage, screen and television that spanned 40 years. This study documents her diverse performance and directing careers, including details of her personal life.