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Zoning China :online video, popular culture, and the state
An examination of cultural zoning in China considers why government regulation of online video is so much more lenient than regulation of broadcast television.In Zoning China, Luzhou Li investigates why the Chinese government regulates online video relatively leniently while tightly controlling what appears on broadcast television. Li argues that television has largely been the province of the …
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- 1 online resource (264 pages).
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Food
A consumer's guide to the food system, from local to global: our part as citizens in the interconnected networks, institutions, and organizations that enable our food choices. Everybody eats. We may even consider ourselves experts on the topic, or at least Instagram experts. But are we aware that the shrimp in our freezer may be farmed and frozen in Vietnam, the grapes in our fruit bowl shipped…
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Cynicism
A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present. Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly--"I hate to be a cynic, but..."--before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The Cynicism of the…
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Aesthetics equals politics :new discourses across art, architecture, and phil…
How aesthetics--understood as a more encompassing framework for human activity--might become the primary discourse for political and social engagement. These essays make the case for a reignited understanding of aesthetics--one that casts aesthetics not as illusory, subjective, or superficial, but as a more encompassing framework for human activity. Such an aesthetics, the contributors suggest,…
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- 9780262351454
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Universal basic income
"An EKS book describing the arguments for and against a universal basic income, drawing on research from around the world, with a particular focus on likelihood of adoption within the United States"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Evolutionary causation :biological and philosophical reflections
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The economics of philanthropy :donations and fundraising
Experts bring economic tools to bear on philanthropic activities, addressing topics that range from the determinants of giving to the effectiveness of fundraising techniques. Economists are increasingly aware of the need to better understand philanthropic activities. In this book, economists address a variety of topics related to the economics of philanthropy, ranging from the determinants of g…
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- 9780262348041
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Stereophonica :sound and space in science, technology, and the arts
"Stereophonica examines innovations in the realm of sound and space after 1850, tracing key discoveries across science, technology and the arts"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Changing minds :how aging affects language and how language affects aging
Why language ability remains resilient and how it shapes our lives.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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