Language, society and power : an introduction / by Mooney, Annabelle, 1974-, Evans, Betsy (Betsy Erin)

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Beyond fake news : finding the truth in a world of misinformation / by McBrayer, Justin P.

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Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries : gender justice and norm change /

Table of Contents: “…/ Caroline Harper and Rachel Marcus -- "Sticky" gendered norms : change and stasis in the patterning of child marriage in Amhara, Ethiopia / Nicola Jones, Bekele Tefera, Guday Emirie and Elizabeth Presler-Marshall -- The politics of policy and programme implementation to advance adolescent girls' well-being in Ethiopia / Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Bekele Tefera and Bethelihem Gebre -- The paradox of change and continuity in social norms and practices affecting adolescent girls' capabilities and transitions to adulthood in rural Uganda / Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya and Florence Muhanguzi Kyoheirwe -- From national laws and policies to local programmes : obstacles and opportunities in communications for adolescent girls' empowerment in Uganda / Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya, Florence Muhanguzi Kyoheirwe, and Carol Watson -- Intersecting inequalities: the impact of gender norms on Hmong adolescent girls' education, marriage and work in Viet Nam / Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Tran Thi Van Anh -- Triple invisibility : the neglect of ethnic minority adolescent girls in Viet Nam / Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Tran Thi Van Anh -- Small but persistent steps on the road to gender equality : marriage patterns in far west Nepal / Fiona Samuels and Anita Ghimire -- Continuity and change : how embedded programmes improve the lives of adolescent girls / Fiona Samuels, Anita Ghimire, and Matthew Maclure -- Pushing the boundaries of social order : adolescent girls and norm change / Caroline Harper and Rachel Marcus.…”
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Exploring communication ethics / by Bobbitt, Randy, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…An overview of communication ethics -- Philosophical and critical perspectives on communication ethics -- Journalism and broadcasting : content issues -- Journalism and broadcasting : personnel issues -- Journalism and broadcasting : policy issues -- Journalism and broadcasting : privacy issues -- Journalism and broadcasting : accountability issues -- Ethical issues in advertising -- Ethical issues in public relations -- Ethical issues in political communication -- Ethical issues in workplace communication -- Ethical issues in cyberspace and social media.…”
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Human Geography : landscapes of human activities / by Fellmann, Jerome Donald, 1926-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Some background basics -- Roots and meaning of culture -- Spatial interaction and spatial behavior -- Population : world patterns, regional trends -- Language and religion : mosaics of culture -- Ethnic geography : threads of diversity -- Folk and popular culture : diversity and uniformity -- Livelihood and economy : primary activities -- Livelihood and economy : from blue collar to gold collar -- Patterns of development and change -- Urban systems and urban structures -- The political ordering of space -- Human impacts on natural systems.…”
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Prose poetry in theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…A form of looking out for each other" : poetics and politics of the contemporary Indian-English prose poem / Divya Nadkarni -- Collaboration, conversation, and adaptation : the prose poetry project and renga attitude / Jen Webb -- Framing catastrophe : the ekphrastic prose poem / Patrick Wright -- "An interlude suspended" : historical biography through the lens of prose poetry / Edwin Stockdale -- Who are the contemporary symbolists? …”
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The Routledge handbook of translation and pragmatics /

Table of Contents: “…Speech acts and translation / Silvia Bruti -- 2. Im/politeness and Interpreting / Rachel Mapson -- 3. Cognitive pragmatics and Translation Studies / Fabrizio Gallai -- 4. …”
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African Economic Development / by Langdon, Steven

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance -- Economic institutions and planning for development -- Section B: Human resources in Africa -- Demography -- Income distribution and human needs -- Human development : education and health -- Labour and livelihoods, formal and informal -- Urbanization, migration and regional change -- Section C: Sustaining African economic development -- Environment and climate change -- Agriculture and rural development -- Natural resources and African development -- The industrial sector -- Infrastructure, communications, services and tourism -- Macroeconomic management, debt and structural adjustment plans -- Section D: Africa and the international economy -- Trade and economic development -- Multinational corporations and foreign direct investment -- Development assistance : the African record -- The changing role of China in Africa -- International migration.…”
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Uganda's Economic Reforms : insider accounts /

Table of Contents: “…Overview of Ugandan economic reform since 1986 / Alan Whitworth and Tim Williamson -- Institutional and political dimensions of economic reform / Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile -- Exchange rate, fiscal, and monetary policy / Charles Byaruhanga, Mark Henstridge, and Louis Kasekende -- Public service restructuring and pay reform / Mary Goretti Sendyona -- Tax reform / Gerry Cawley and Justin Zake -- Planning and development budget reform, 1990-1995 / Alan Whitworth -- The Poverty Eradication Action Plan / Kenneth Mugambe -- Budget reform and the medium term expenditure framework / Martin Brownbridge, Giulio Federico, and Florence Kuteesa -- Sector wide approach and sector working groups / Ishmael Magona -- Poverty monitoring / Margaret Kakande -- Statistics reform / E.S.K Muwanga-Zake -- Debt management and debt relief / Damoni Kitabire -- Aligning aid with government fiscal objectives / Martin Brownbridge -- Fiscal decentralization / Tim Williamson -- Financial management and accountability reform / Gustavio Bwoch and Robert Muwanga -- Privatization and parastatal reform / Emmanuel Nyirinkindi and Michael Opagi.…”
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The economics of Public Issues / by Miller, Roger LeRoy, Benjamin, Daniel K., North, Douglass C. (Douglass Cecil)

Table of Contents: “…-- Keeping the competition out -- Political economy -- Health insurance for all . . . or maybe not -- The deception of green energy -- The fight over genetically modified foods -- Student loans -- The graying of america -- For whom the roads are tolled -- Property rights and the environment -- What to do about the climate? …”
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Dunia Yao - Utopia / by Mohamed ,Said A.

Table of Contents: “…Intertextuality and political satire in the "new" Swahili novel in Kenya / Mikhail D. …”
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Dunia Yao / by Mohamed ,Said A.

Table of Contents: “…Intertextuality and political satire in the "new" Swahili novel in Kenya / Mikhail D. …”
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The Routledge handbook of mass media ethics /

Table of Contents: “…Bunton -- Violence / Patrick Lee Plaisance -- The eroding boundaries between news and entertainment and what they mean for democratic politics / Bruce A. Williams and Michael X Delli Carpini -- What can we get away with? …”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Buss -- Bridging between cyber politics and collective dynamics of social movement / Kazuhiko Shibuya -- Community broadband networks and the opportunity for E-government services / Idongesit Williams -- Critical success factors in E-democracy implementation / Aderonke A. …”
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Advanced methodologies and technologies in government and society /

Table of Contents: “…Buss -- Bridging between cyber politics and collective dynamics of social movement / Kazuhiko Shibuya -- Community broadband networks and the opportunity for E-government services / Idongesit Williams -- Critical success factors in E-democracy implementation / Aderonke A. …”
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TheFundamentals of Digital Photography / by Daly, Tim, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: How equipment works: Digital SLR; Compact cameras; Medium format camera; Lens essentials; Computers and monitors; Adobe Photoshop; Image editing software: Adobe Lightroom; Project Chapter 2: Shooting skills: Camera quality settings; File formats; Aperture; Shutter speeds and movement; Exposure and how to measure it properly; Camera metering modes; Camera program modes; The lens and focussing; Depth of field; Viewpoint; Composing your image; Seeing the world in monochrome; Project Chapter 3: Themes and their workflows: Basic observational documentary: Urban texture; Culturally aware documentary: Out of season; Candid/street photography: People on the street; Eco/political study: The threatened landscape; Photo essay narrative: A day in the life; Location portrait: Public/private; Studio portrait: Alter-ego; Collaboration with others: Constructed reality; Current issue story: Signs of the times; 'Late' photography: The aftermath; Staging/performance: A re-enactment; Developing own work: A personal project Chapter 4: Project development: Researching your project; Planning and prep; Testing and review; Shaping your project; Project Chapter 5: Treatment: Essential software skills; Creative emphasis; Project: Sample files to test edit Chapter 6: Output and finishing: Desktop printing; Remote printing services; Onscreen use; Project Bibliography Glossary Index Acknowledgements and picture credits Working with ethics…”
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The Routledge handbook of stylistics /

Table of Contents: “…Rhetoric and poetics: the classical heritage of stylistics / Michael Burke -- Formalist stylistics / Michael Burke and Kristy Evers -- Functionalist stylistics / Patricia Canning -- Reader response criticism and stylistics / Jennifer Riddle Harding -- The linguistic levels of foregrounding in stylistics / Christiana Gregoriou -- (New) historical stylistics / Beatrix Busse -- Stylistics, speech acts and im/politeness theory / Derek Bousfield -- Stylistics, conversation analysis and the cooperative principle / Marina Lambrou -- Stylistics and relevance theory / Billy Clark -- Stylistics, point of view and modality / Clara Neary -- Stylistics and narratology / Dan Shen -- Metaphor and stylistics / Szilvia Csábi -- Speech and thought presentation in stylistics / Joe Bray -- Pedagogical stylistics / Geoff Hall -- Stylistics, drama and performance / Andrea Macrae -- Schema theory in stylistics / Catherine Emmott, Marc Alexander, and Agnes Marszalek -- Stylistics and text world theory / Ernestine Lahey -- Stylistics and blending / Barbara Dancygier -- Cognitive poetics / Margaret H. …”
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