This anthology of hard-to-find primary documents provides a solid overview of the foundations of American media studies. Focusing on mass communication and society and how this research fits into larger patterns of social thought, this valuable collection features key texts covering the media studies traditions of the Chicago school, the effects tradition, the critical theory of the Frankfurt school, and mass society theory. Where possible, articles are reproduced in their entirety to pres...

This book explores the biology of decapod shrimps, a group of animals known to most people as a nutritious and tasty food item. Shrimps are amazingly diverse in size, shape, coloration, behavior and natural history. Shrimp fisheries and aquaculture are a vital part of the USA and world economies. These crustaceans are key ecological and food-web components of marine and freshwater habitats. The book synthesizes information on the taxonomic and ecological diversity of shrimps, the structure...

An updated, easier-to-use edition of the program that helped a million parents teach their children to read.Parents can teach their children to read--no expertise required! Parents can take charge of their children’s literacy with this updated, easier-to-use edition of the classic jargon-free phonics guide. Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills — and don’t know how to help. Many phonics programs are too often complicated, overpric...

Ende der 1980er Jahre schloss nördlich von Philadelphia das Stahlwerk seine Tore, in dem Raymond Geuss' Vater lange Zeit gearbeitet hatte. Sein Onkel, ein Landwirt in Indiana, brauchte bald einen zweiten Job, um seinen Lebensunterhalt bestreiten zu können. Auch anhand seiner Familiengeschichte zeigt der Philosoph in seinem neuen Buch, dass Arbeit, wie wir sie in westlichen Gesellschaften kannten, verschwindet. Automatisierung und Outsourcing haben einen tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen W...

Learn to read letters, sounds, words, sentences, and full stories!New to the Revised Edition, this Student Book contains all the text your child will need for the lessons in The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading, Revised Edition. Created and designed based on feedback from parents and teachers over the past 20 years, the Student Book allows children to focus only on the material they are using, without being distracted by additional text in the Instructor...