Part of the "Directory of World Cinema" series, this book focuses on Iran and Iranian cinema. It explores the main trends, genres and movements of Iranian cinema and the... Læs mere
Offers an examination of various aspects of media governance, including media ownership structures, government policies, citizen's organisations... Læs mere
Highlighting the challenges faced by a nascent national cinema with limited resources, this title provides an analysis of the... Læs mere
A study of the place of visuality and literacy in specific nations around the world, and includes essays on the value accorded to the visual and the verbal in Japan, Poland, China,... Læs mere
World Film Locations: Las Vegas goes beyond the clichés of Sin City to examine what Hal Rothman and Mike Davis called 'the grit beneath the glitter', thus providing an opportunity to find out more about the unique position Vegas occupies in the popular imagination.
The 1930s were a period of triumph and turmoil in Poland, yet the decade saw the production of a number of exceptional dramatic works. This... Læs mere
This volume contains a diverse selection of pieces that present views about men given by women. Some of the contributors write directly about men and how men see women, others prefer to view men at a distance, as a woman looking at men through the eyes of a female writer.
European Culture and the Media presents new research and thinking on cultural globalisation, with special focus on and in-depth analysis of European media culture. Written... Læs mere
A narrative analysis of four main discourses of national identity in Spain, with a special focus on Catalonia, as disseminated in... Læs mere
Anticipating a future in which distance learning and virtual reality tutoring systems play a key role in university teaching, Rada provides guidelines for making the... Læs mere
Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book intends to place Design Research in its... Læs mere