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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452555903321

Autore

Farnsworth Stephen J. <1961->

Titolo

The global president [[electronic resource] ] : international media and the US government / / Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter, and Roland Schatz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013

ISBN

0-7425-6042-2

1-4422-2572-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LichterS. Robert

SchatzRoland

Disciplina

327.73001/4

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States

Communication, International

Presidents - United States - Public opinion

Presidents - Press coverage - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - United States - Public opinion

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 21st century

United States Foreign public opinion

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

Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Ch01. Global Communication and the US Government; Ch02. The World Is Watching, Don't Look Back: News about US Politicians, People, and Policies; Ch03. The Obama Presidency: International Media Perspectives; Ch04. The George W. Bush Presidency: International Media Perspectives; Ch05. US Foreign Policy and International News: Comparing Obama and Bush; Ch06. International News Perspectives on the 2008 US Presidential Election; Ch07. Globalization, International News, and the US Government; Appendix. THE MEDIA TENOR CONTENTANALYSIS DATA; References

Index

Sommario/riassunto

When the US government speaks, the world listens, regardless of



whether people like what they hear. News reporters and citizens around the world pay considerable attention to the statements of US presidents and the actions of the US government. In The Global President: International Communication and the US Government, scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter and Roland Schatz provide an expansive international examination of news coverage of US political communication, and the roles the US government and the Presidency play in an increasingly communicative and interconnec

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786785603321

Autore

Curet L. Antonio <1960->

Titolo

Caribbean paleodemography : population, culture history, and sociopolitical processes in ancient Puerto Rico / / L. Antonio Curet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

0-8173-8344-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

304.8/097295

Soggetti

Indians of the West Indies - Puerto Rico - Antiquities

Indians of the West Indies - Puerto Rico - Population

Indians of the West Indies - Puerto Rico - Migrations

Excavations (Archaeology) - Puerto Rico

Island archaeology - Puerto Rico

Demographic archaeology - Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Antiquities

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 (pages [235]-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Demography and ancient populations in the Caribbean -- Cultural and social history of ancient Puerto Rico -- Migration, colonization, and cultural change: an anthropological approach -- Ancient migrations in Puerto Rico: issues and possible explanations -- Intraisland population trends: regional analysis -- Population, carrying capacity, and population pressure: ancient demography of the Valley of Maunabo --



Paleodemography at the local level -- Conclusions: Paleodemography and Caribbean archaeology.

Sommario/riassunto

According to the European chronicles, at the time of contact, the Greater Antilles were inhabited by the Tainos or Arawak Indians, who were organized in hierarchical societies. Since its inception Caribbean archaeology has used population as an important variable in explaining many social, political, and economic processes such as migration, changes in subsistence systems, and the development of institutionalized social stratification. In Caribbean Paleodemography, L. Antonio Curet argues that population has been used casually by Caribbean archaeologists and proposes more rigorous and promising