1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008746730403321

Autore

Williams, William Appleman

Titolo

American Russian relations, 1781-1947 / William Appleman Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; Toronto : Rinehart, ©1952

Descrizione fisica

367 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

327.73047

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

XIII B 215

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910467788603321

Autore

Schweitzer Dahlia

Titolo

Going viral : zombies, viruses, and the end of the world / / Dahlia Schweitzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-8135-9316-6

0-8135-9318-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

791.43615

Soggetti

Epidemics in mass media

Apocalypse in mass media

Mass media - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Outbreak Narrative -- 2. The Globalization Outbreak -- 3. The Terrorism Outbreak -- 4. The Post apocalypse Outbreak -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Outbreak narratives have proliferated for the past quarter century, and now they have reached epidemic proportions. From 28 Days Later to 24 to The Walking Dead, movies, TV shows, and books are filled with zombie viruses, bioengineered plagues, and disease-ravaged bands of survivors. Even news reports indulge in thrilling scenarios about potential global pandemics like SARS and Ebola. Why have outbreak narratives infected our public discourse, and how have they affected the way Americans view the world? In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions.  Looking at everything from I Am Legend to The X Files to World War Z, this book examines how outbreak narratives both excite and horrify us, conjuring our nightmares while letting us indulge in fantasies about fighting infected Others. Going Viral thus raises provocative questions about the cost of public paranoia and the power brokers who profit from it.   Supplemental Study Materials for "Going Viral": https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/going-viral-dahlia-schweitzer Dahlia Schweitzer- Going Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xF0V7WL9ow



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450546503321

Titolo

E-commerce in SMEs conceptual contextual and empirical perspectives [[electronic resource] /] / Editor Harry Matley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2004

ISBN

1-280-51430-2

9786610514304

1-84544-166-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. No. 3 ; ; Vol. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

MatleyHarry

Disciplina

658.02/2

Soggetti

Small business

Electronic commerce

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Editorial; SMEs and e-business; Electronic commerce strategy, operations, and performance in small and medium-sized enterprises; The provision and accessibility of small business Web sites; E-commerce adoption support and advice for UK SMEs; Avoiding the fate of the dotbombs; Identifying the adoption of e-business and knowledge management within SMEs; A qualitative investigation of smaller firm e-business development; An alternative view of small firm adaptation; Farmers online; The e-commerce race for Wales; E-business

The use of Web sites for SME innovation and technology support services in WalesE-entrepreneurship and small e-business development; Book reviews

Sommario/riassunto

The current issue is the second collection of articles that focuses specifically upon various aspects of the e-revolution and its impact upon small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The remarkable success of the first special issue on this topic (JSBED, Vol.Previously published in: Small Business and Enterprise Development, Volume 11, Number 2, 2004