World Entertainment Media: Global, Regional and Local Perspectives by Paolo Sigismondi English | Aug 12, 2019 | ISBN: 1138094013, 1138094021 | 228 pages | PDF | 11 MB This new book offers an insightful guide into the complex tapestry of global entertainment media markets. It features analyses and case studies from leading international media scholars, who explore the causes and effects of globalization upon this ever-evolving industry. Elizabeth B. Brown, "Working Successfully with Screwed-Up People" English | 2012 | ISBN: 0800720113 | 272 pages | EPUB | 0.54 MB [center] Work in the Gig Economy: A Research Overview (State of the Art in Business Research) by James Duggan , Anthony McDonnell English | Jul 2, 2021 | ISBN: 0367367920 | 124 pages | PDF | 3 MB Throughout the last decade, the 'gig economy' has emerged as one of the most significant developments in the world of work. As a novel, hyper-flexible form of labour, gig work features a uniquely fragmented working arrangement wherein independent workers partner with digital platform organisations to provide a range of on-demand services to customers.
Women, Science, And Myth: Gender Beliefs From Antiquity To The Present (Screen Reader Compatible) By Sue V. Rosser 2008 | 502 Pages | ISBN: 1598840959 | PDF | 7 MB Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Presentexamines the ways scientists have researched gender throughout history, the ways those results have affected society, and the impact they have had on the scientific community and on women, women scientists, and women's rights movements.In chronologically organized entries,Women, Science, and Mythexplores the people and experiments that exemplify the problematic relationship between science and gender throughout the centuries, with particular emphasis on the 20th century. The encyclopedia offers a section on focused cross-period themes such as myths of gender in different scientific disciplines and the influence of cultural norms on specific eras of gender research. It is a timely and revealing resource that celebrates science's legitimate accomplishments in understanding gender while unmasking the sources of a number of debilitating biases concerning women's intelligence and physical attributes. Wisdom Is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life by Robert Thurman English | August 3rd, 2021 | ISBN: 1401943438 | 232 pages | True EPUB | 2.83 MB "Robert Thurman is a living treasure, one of today's most provocative spiritual thinkers." - Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Alessandro Barchiesi, Walter Scheidel, "Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein" English | 2010 | ISBN: 0199211523, 0198856008 | 750 pages | PDF | 7.2 MB The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies is an indispensable guide to the latest scholarship in this area. Over fifty distinguished scholars elucidate the contribution of material as well as literary culture to our understanding of the Roman world. The emphasis is particularly upon the new and Eric D. Weitz, "Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy - New and Expanded Edition" English | ISBN: 0691157960 | 2013 | 488 pages | PDF | 20 MB Weimar Germany still fascinates us, and now this complex and remarkably creative period and place has the history it deserves. Eric Weitz's Weimar Germany reveals the Weimar era as a time of strikingly progressive achievements-and even greater promise. With a rich thematic narrative and detailed portraits of some of Weimar's greatest figures, this comprehensive history recaptures the excitement and drama as it unfolded, viewing Weimar in its own right-and not as a mere prelude to the Nazi era. Steve Fraser, "Wall Street: A Cultural History" English | 2005 | ISBN: 0571218288 | 592 pages | EPUB | 0.18 MB Steve Frase's Wall Street is a passionate, critical history of the most powerful financial district in the world. It can also be read as a story of capitalism in America. Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990 By Frédéric Bozo 2012 | 366 Pages | ISBN: 0857452886 | PDF | 2 MB Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations -- or simply the belief that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end. Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold War. S. Springer, "Violent Neoliberalism: Development, Discourse, and Dispossession in Cambodia" English | 2015 | pages: 224 | ISBN: 1137485329 | PDF | 3,9 mb Violent Neoliberalism explores the complex unfolding relationship between neoliberalism and violence. Employing a series of theoretical dialogues on development, discourse and dispossession Cambodia, this study sheds significant empirical light on the vicious implications of free market ideology and practice. |