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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Paperback - Reissue)
 

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Paperback - Reissue)
Story of a society in which all books are to be burned.

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Mass Media and Politics by Leighley (Paperback - Houghton Mifflin College Div)
 

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Mass Media and Politics by Leighley (Paperback - Houghton Mifflin College Div)

The author models the discussion of each topic in this text on the social scientific process by asking if theories exists to explain personal observations in politics and the media and if there is evidence to support the theories. End-of-chapter Active Learning exercises provide real-world examples of important concepts and ask students to collect and analyze data from various print and electronic media sources.

The text includes an entire chapter on agenda setting-the media's ability to insert issues into public consciousness or increase perceived importance-which illuminates the related concepts of priming and framing.

  • Data Sets from the NES and GSS can be downloaded from the Mass Media and Politics web site.

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Al-Jazeera by Mohammed El-Nawawy (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Al-Jazeera by Mohammed El-Nawawy (Paperback - Reprint)
Offers a first look at the all-Arab news network and its controversial role in the Arab world.

Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, has emerged as ambassador to the Arab world in the events following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and the war waged in Afghanistan. More than a channel reporting the news as it happens, Al-Jazeera (Arabic for "the peninsula") has access to the Arab world and is "scooping" the western media conglomerates. It has emerged as an international relations actor on the world stage with its exclusive access to Osama bin Laden and members of the Taliban. Its reputation has been burnishing quickly through its daily exposure on CNN in the U.S., even as it strives to maintain its independence as an international free press news network. Al-Jazeera sheds light on the background of the Al-Jazeera network, how it started, how it operates, the kinds of programs it broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, its implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East, and its struggle for a free press and public opinion in the Arab world.

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The Global Dynamics of News by Abbas Malek (Paperback - Praeger Pub Text)
 

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The Global Dynamics of News by Abbas Malek (Paperback - Praeger Pub Text)
The Global Dynamics of News is an attempt to locate the study of news-perhaps the genre best epitomizing the process of media globalization-within contemporary debate about news flow, transnational media-cultures and globalization. This book seeks to fill a considerable gap in the literature on international communication and transnational media studies, which have focused on issues of media culture, especially popular culture while leaving news underexplored. This book is the first of its kind, bringing together both theoretical essays and case studies that are informed by historical and contemporary debates about issues of media flow and media imperialism specifically, and those of media globalization generally.

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The Peacemaker by Ken Sande (Paperback - Revised; Updated)
 

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The Peacemaker by Ken Sande (Paperback - Revised; Updated)
Providing practical tips, ideas, and suggestions drawn from many years of experience, the president of Peacemaker Industries presents a valuable conflict resolution tool, based on biblical wisdom and principles, that will bring about harmony and unity in every aspect of life. Original.

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Memorial Day by Vince Flynn (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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Memorial Day by Vince Flynn (Paperback - Reprint)
Learning about an imminent terrorist attack, CIA operative Mitch Rapp takes the lead in a daring commando raid into northern Pakistan, where he obtains information about a planned nuclear attack but suspects that a greater threat has yet to be uncovered. By the author of Executive Power. Reprint.

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Taliban by Ahmed Rashid (Paperback - Yale Univ Pr)
 

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Taliban by Ahmed Rashid (Paperback - Yale Univ Pr)
Examines the Taliban and its form of Islamic fundamentalism, explains how the organization rose to power, and discusses its impact on Afghanistan and why the country has become a center for international terrorism.

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Inside Al Qaeda by Rohan Gunaratna (Paperback - Reissue; Subsequent)
 

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Inside Al Qaeda by Rohan Gunaratna (Paperback - Reissue; Subsequent)
An incisive study of the notorious terrorist organization examines the leadership, ideology, tactics, and finances of Al Qaeda; discusses how the organization trains fighters; and outlines the international response that will be necessary to destroy the organization. Reprint.

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The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz (Hardcover - Rodale Pr)
 

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The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz (Hardcover - Rodale Pr)
A narrative account of the author's investigation into the world's economic gap describes her rediscovery of a blue sweater she had given away to Goodwill and found on a child in Rwanda, in a passionate call to action that relates her work as a venture capitalist on behalf of impoverished nations. 40,000 first printing.

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They Must Be Stopped by Brigitte Gabriel (Hardcover - St Martins Pr)
 

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They Must Be Stopped by Brigitte Gabriel (Hardcover - St Martins Pr)
A noted journalist and author of Because They Hate sounds a warning about the global perils of radical Islam, looking at the terrorists among us, how Islam exploits the American legal system and our protection of religion, and the deadly goals of fanatics, and calls for an effective, unified approach to stop its spread. 250,000 first printing.

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When Work Disappears by William Julius Wilson (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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When Work Disappears by William Julius Wilson (Paperback - Reprint)
Wilson, one of our foremost authorities on race and poverty, challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on our urban ghettos. Marshaling a vast array of data and the personal stories of hundreds of men and women, Wilson persuasively argues that problems endemic to Americas inner cities--from fatherless households to drugs and violent crime--stem directly from the disappearance of blue-collar jobs in the wake of a globalized economy. Wilsons achievement is to portray this crisis as one that affects all Americans, and to propose solutions whose benefits would be felt across our society. At a time when welfare is ending and our country's racial dialectic is more strained than ever, When Work Disappears is a sane, courageous, and desperately important work."Wilson is the keenest liberal analyst of the most perplexing of all American problems...[This book is] more ambitious and more accessible than anything he has done before."--The New Yorker

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9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (Hardcove
 

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9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (Hardcove
The authorized hardcover, indexed edition of the national bestseller.

Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil.

In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism.

This hardcover volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report, and includes a full index.

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