1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820540303321

Autore

Berger Arthur Asa <1933->

Titolo

50 ways to understand communication : a guided tour of key ideas and theorists in communication, media, and culture / / Arthur Asa Berger with illustrations by the author

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-7425-4107-X

0-7425-6921-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: How You Can Use This Book; 1 Words and Communication; 2 Signs and Semiotics; 3 When I Use a Word, Humpty Dumpty Said ...; 4 Antithetical Meaning of Words; 5 Society Precedes the Individual; 6 Language Codes; 7 The Structuralist Perspective; 8 Culture and the Unconscious; 9 The Importance of Metaphor; 10 A Model of Communication Process; 11 The Lasswell Formula; 12 Art and Society: A Model; 13 Dialogic Aspects of Communication; 14 Conversation as Narrative; 15 Men and Women Use Language Differently; 16 Black Speech

17 People of Color and the Media18 Nonverbal Communication; 19 Facial Expressions; 20 Fashion as Communication; 21 Symbolism and Religion; 22 The Meaning of Symbols; 23 The House as a Symbol of Femininity; 24 Miss America's Mythic Significance; 25 Images of Women in Advertising; 26 The Power of Advertising in Capitalist Societies; 27 Myths and Society; 28 Robinson Crusoe as Myth; 29 Fairy Tales and the Psyche; 30 Hot and Cool Media; 31 The Impact of Postmodernism; 32 The Postmodern Eye; 33 Mind and Media; 34 Cybertexts and Video Games; 36 Smart Mobs; 35 Digital Media; 37 How Crowds Think

38 Television and Art39 Amusing Ourselves to Death; 40 Narratives in the Media; 41 Television Is a Dramatic Medium; 42 The Power of Rock Music; 43 Artistic Texts; 44 Psychoanalysis and Literature; 45 Humor



and Communication; 46 On Comedy; 47 What Does Art Do?; 48 Interpretation and Art; 49 The Society of Spectacle; 50 Representation and Difference; Appendix: Learning Games and Activities; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Biographies of KeyText Authors; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In 50 Ways to Understand Communication, Arthur Asa Berger familiarizes readers with important concepts written by leading communication and cultural theorists, such as Saussure, LZvi-Strauss, de Certeau, McLuhan, Postman, and many others. Organized in fifty short segments, this concise guide covers a wide range of important ideas from psychoanalysis and semiology to humor, 'otherness,' and nonverbal communication. Berger's clear explanations surround this assortment of influential writing. This engaging, accessible book is essential for students of communication and anyone interested in how we

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910291731203321

Autore

Moll-Murata Christine

Titolo

State and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) / Christine Moll-Murata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2018

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

1-003-70430-1

1-04-080060-2

90-485-3793-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 pages)

Collana

Social histories of work in Asia

Disciplina

338.6/420951

Soggetti

Labor policy - China - History

Printing - China - History

Shipbuilding - China - History

Artisans - China - History

Handicraft - China - History

Handicraft industries - Government policy - China - History

Handicraft industries - China - History

Electronic books.

China Civilization 1644-1912



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-389) and index.

Nota di contenuto

State engagements in the handicraft sector -- The Qing central government institutions in control of the handicrafts -- The rise, decline, and reinforcement of the crafts in the service of the state -- Government shipbuilding -- Private shipbuilding, private and government cooperation, and procurement prices -- The shipbuilding workforce employed by the state and private workshops and enterprises -- Printing in the service of the state -- Private printing, private and government cooperation, and the printing workforce -- The artisan's place : the 'four occupational groups' and the social position of craftspeople -- Merchant and craft guilds.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, full of quantitative evidence and limited-circulation archives, details manufacturing and the beginnings of industrialisation in China from 1644 to 1911. It thoroughly examines the interior organisation of public craft production and the complementary activities of the private sector. It offers detailed knowledge of shipbuilding and printing. Moreover, it contributes to the research of labour history and the rise of capitalism in China through its examination of living conditions, working conditions, and wages.