First published in 1978, Wilderness by Anthony Smith is an inspiring and thought-provoking exploration of the untamed corners of our planet. The book challenges conventional perceptions by revealing that much of the wilderness remains untouched not only because of its aesthetic allure but also due to its inherent harshness—too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet, too rocky, or too high to be hospitable.What happens when one sets out to visit every remaining wilderness area o...

In a world of transnational economics and mass communications, ethnic conflict and nationalism have recently re-emerged as major political forces. Is this due to the advance of modernity? Will a global culture supersede nationalism? In fact, the revolution of modernity has revitalized ethnic memories and communities, as people look for stability and meaning in an age of unprecedented change and return to their ethnic heritages.Ethnic nationalism challenges, but also reinforces the ...

This book shows how the unique characteristics of traditionally differentiated media continue to determine narrative despite the recent digital convergence of media technologies. The author argues that media are now each largely defined by distinctive industrial practices that continue to preserve their identities and condition narrative production. Furthermore, the book demonstrates how a given medium’s variability in institutional and technological contexts influences diverse approaches ...

In 'Yoga for the Mind', discover how ancient yoga practices can be tailored to meet modern mental health needs. This book is designed for anyone struggling with anxiety, depression, or stress-related issues who seeks effective self-care strategies. Readers will learn about targeted yoga sequences that not only promote relaxation but also foster resilience against emotional challenges. Each chapter combines personal stories, expert interviews, and scientific research to empower readers to i...

Language matters.The words and phrases we use can shape our experience and the experience of others. The use of appropriate language is crucial to facilitating appropriate support to people in distress.Language Matters: Appropriate language guide for supporting people in distress is a valuable real-world resource. It discusses language that is useful and language that is problematic. It provides a practical set of terms and definitions for compassionately dealing w...

This book examines the extent to which the practices of television’s past are shaping its online future. Challenging industry and scholarly claims of digital disruption, it demonstrates how streaming giants like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video, alongside public service broadcasters like the BBC and Channel 4, maintain deep continuities with television history, adapting established industry practices online rather than abandoning them. The authors look at how media institutions hav...

It's a stressful world and we can become overwhelmed. But at what point does sadness become depression, and stress an anxiety disorder?In Default Depression, author Anthony Smith examines the medicalisation of common human experience. Regardless of the context and cause, distress is increasingly interpreted and diagnosed as a mental illness - commonly clinical depression, Default Depression. This phenomenon has grown to the point that it now pervades all sectors of our com...

First published in 1973, The Shadow in the Cave explores the history of broadcasting conflicts and shows how they are built into the very roots of broadcasting. Every nation has built into its radio and television system a coded version of anxieties about the nature and effects of mass communication. The whole of the culture of broadcasting- its genres and its style – is an expression of the dilemmas which have bedevilled broadcasting form the moment of its invention. Anthony Smit...

In this thought-provoking new book, Anthony Smith analyses key debates between historians and social scientists on the role of nations and nationalism in history.In a wide-ranging analysis of the work of historians, sociologists, political scientists and others, he argues that there are three key issues which have shaped debates in this field: first, the nature and origin of nations and nationalism; second, the antiquity or modernity of nations and nationalism; and...

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The library shelves are stocked full of love stories, however, few of them are as epic and engaging as the compilation written here by Anthony Smith. Encompassing a third of a century, the love poems and prose here are part of a long-range, long term relationship involving one of the linguistic masters of a generation. Never, in all my years of editing, have I encountered anyone so well-informed on language, with the imagination to use that knowledge in a competent and completely original ...

Do you love someone even more than the furry feline in your life? If so, buy this book and dedicate it to the one you cherish above all others. (But whatever you do, don't tell the cat.)