1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145810003321

Autore

Ross Sharon Marie

Titolo

Beyond the Box [[electronic resource] ] : Television and the Internet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009

ISBN

1-282-00759-9

9786612007590

1-4443-0481-X

1-4443-0482-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

384.550285/4678

Soggetti

Television viewers

Television viewers - Effect of technological innovations on

Internet - Social aspects

Interactive television

Internet television

Television

Journalism & Communications

Radio & TV Broadcasting

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

Beyond the Box; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Online/Offl ine: What It Means to "Watch (and Make) TV" in the Age of the Internet; Chapter 1: Fascinated with Fandom: Cautiously Aware Viewers of Xena and Buffy; Chapter 2: Power to the People, or the Industry? American Idol Voting, Adult Swim Bumping, and Viral Video-ing; Chapter 3: Managing Millennials: Teen Expectations of Tele-Participation; Chapter 4: No Network Is An Island: Lost's Tele-Participation and ABC's Return to Industry Legitimacy; Conclusion: The Remains of the Day: The Future of "TV"; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of



profound technological change.Charts the revolution in television viewing that is currently underway in living rooms across the worldProbes how the Internet's development has altered how television is made and consumedLooks at a range of topics and programmes - from voting practices on American Idol to online forums for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fansOffers a fresh and innovative perspective that focuses on the shift in audienc

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910484636103321

Titolo

The New Political Economy of Land Reform in South Africa / / edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Irrshad Kaseeram, Nokukhanya N. Jili

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030511296

3030511294

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 282 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

333.3168

320

Soggetti

Africa - Politics and government

Political science

African Politics

Governance and Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Expropriation and the Discontent of Land Reform in South Africa: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Expropriation as an Effective Tool for Land Reform: A Legislative Perspective -- Chapter 3. Globalization of South African Land Reform Scheme: An Interrogation -- Chapter 4. The Expropriation of Land without Compensation in South Africa: A Strategy for Alleviating or Worsening Poverty? -- Chapter 5. South African Land Question and the Dilemma of Land Expropriation without Compensation: A Critical Examination -- Chapter 6. Land



Expropriation, Food Security and Local Economic Development (LED) in South Africa -- Chapter 7. South Africa and the Quest for Land Reform: Implications for Integrative Food Security and Nation-Building -- Chapter 8. Motivations for Land Reform in Contemporary South Africa: The case of Balobedu in Tzaneen, Province of Limpopo -- Chapter 9. Small-Scale Farming, Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Quest for Agriculture Development -- Chapter 10. Rural Land Reform and Local Economic Development through Agri-parks - A Case Study of Harry Gwala Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal -- Chapter 11. Balancing Land Restitution and Public Interest in South African Socio-economic Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Restitution of Land Rights Act -- Chapter 12. Climate Change and Land Issues in South Africa: A Convergence -- Chapter 13. Urbanization, Poverty and the Paradox of Land Reform in South Africa. Chapter 14. Land Reform and the Quest for Women's Land Rights in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyzes the new political economy of land reform in South Africa. It takes a holistic approach to understand South Africa's land reform, assesses the current policy gaps, and suggests ways of filling them. Due to its cross-disciplinary approach, the book will appeal to a broad audience, and will benefit readers from the fields of policy reform, administration, law, political science, political economics, agricultural economics, global politics, resource studies and development studies. Adeoye O. Akinola is Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Public of Administration, University of Zululand, South Africa. Irrshad Kaseeram is Professor and Dean at the Department of Administration and Law, University of Zululand, South Africa. Nokukhanya N. Jili is Head of the Department of Public Administration, University of Zululand, South Africa.