An exploration of some of the key theoretical challenges and conceptual issues facing the emergent field of memory studies, from the relationship between experience and memory to the commercial exploitation of nostalgia, using the key concept of the mnemonic imagination.[...]
A critical assessment of the concept and its use in the social sciences, considering its theoretical basis and historical development and linking these closely to the concept of the "Other". The text explores such topics as nationalism, gender, racism, and the concept of normality.[...]
Researching Communications, Second Edition provides a practical, authoritative, step-by-step guide to media and communications studies students taking courses in communications research. The authors also examine the complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and aim to sh[...]
The first exploration of the history of music at work in Britain, from pre-industrialisation to the present day.[...]
Humor in contemporary culture is generally celebrated as a public good, yet at times is felt to produce misunderstanding and even hatred. Now available in paperback, this collection explores the ethics and aesthetics of humor, in everyday life and in media comedy. An updated introduction looks at th[...]
The fully-revised and retitled new edition of Deep Marine Environments, the seminal text in marine sedimentology addresses the huge advances in our understanding of the processes involved in deep marine environments over the last twenty years.[...]