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The 2008 US presidential campaign saw politicians utilizing all
types of new media -- Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, e-mail,
and cell phone texting ? to reach voters of all ages, ethnicities,
socio-economic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. This volume
examines the use of these media and considers the effectiveness of
reaching voters through these channels. It explores not only the
use of new media and technologies but also the role these tactics
played in attracting new voters and communicating with the
electorate during the 2008 presidential debates. Chapters focus on
how the technologies were used by candidates, the press, and
voters.
Our concepts of the sun have been altered by four new
developments--the discovery of apparent global solar oscillations,
an unsettled and unsettling deficit of neutrinos from the center of
the sun, a new elucidation of the role of solar wind, and some
disturbing historical facts that shake old concepts of solar
constancy and regularity. This volume brings together summaries of
these four developments in solar physics, written by the four
scientists whose work has prompted our new assessment of the sun.
First published in 1991. The connection between housing and work is
one of the most discussed yet least understood aspects of modern
society. Housing and Labour Markets explores the different ways in
which housing and labour are linked and examines their central
significance in many of the key changes in society today. It
provides a wide-ranging analysis of the relationships between
housing and labour markets, with accounts of the different forms of
work, paid and unpaid, in which various types of households are
engaged. This edited collection addresses the varied impact of
restructuring in both housing and labour markets in different
localities and regions, including contributions from the USA and
Australia. By making an important input into the growing debate
over the inks between home and work, this book shows the direction
in which the debate should go, draws out the principal lines of
connection and suggests a way forward. The issues addressed in
Housing and Labour Markets will be of interest to a wide range of
social science disciplines, especially urban studies, economics,
sociology, geography and planning. Local government officers in
housing and planning will also find it makes an invaluable
contribution to developing links between housing and the workplace.
First published in 1991. The connection between housing and work is
one of the most discussed yet least understood aspects of modern
society. Housing and Labour Markets explores the different ways in
which housing and labour are linked and examines their central
significance in many of the key changes in society today. It
provides a wide-ranging analysis of the relationships between
housing and labour markets, with accounts of the different forms of
work, paid and unpaid, in which various types of households are
engaged. This edited collection addresses the varied impact of
restructuring in both housing and labour markets in different
localities and regions, including contributions from the USA and
Australia. By making an important input into the growing debate
over the inks between home and work, this book shows the direction
in which the debate should go, draws out the principal lines of
connection and suggests a way forward. The issues addressed in
Housing and Labour Markets will be of interest to a wide range of
social science disciplines, especially urban studies, economics,
sociology, geography and planning. Local government officers in
housing and planning will also find it makes an invaluable
contribution to developing links between housing and the workplace.
The media have long played an important role in the modern
political process and the 2016 presidential campaign was no
different. From Trump's tweets and cable-show-call-ins to Sander's
social media machine to Clinton's "Trump Yourself" app and podcast,
journalism, social and digital media, and entertainment media were
front-and-center in 2016. Clearly, political media played a
dominant and disruptive role in our democratic process. This book
helps to explain the role of these media and communication outlets
in the 2016 presidential election. This thorough study of how
political communication evolved in 2016 examines the disruptive
role communication technology played in the 2016 presidential
primary campaign and general election and how voters sought and
received political information. The Presidency and Social Media
includes top scholars from leading research institutions using
various research methodologies to generate new understandings-both
theoretical and practical-for students, researchers, journalists,
and practitioners.
This text offers a way of understanding the global nature of cities, where their very openness has served to shape their dynamism and character. Unsettling Cities explores the mix of proximity and difference that exists in the rich and diverse texture of city life. The contributors assert that an association exists between the changing fortunes of cities and the power and influence of global networks.
Topologies of Power amounts to a radical departure in the way that
power and space have been understood. It calls into question the
very idea that power is simply extended across a given territory or
network, and argues that power today has a new found 'reach'.
Topological shifts have subtly altered the reach of power, enabling
governments, corporations and NGOs alike to register their presence
through quieter, less brash forms of power than domination or overt
control. In a world in which proximity and distance increasingly
play across one another, topology offers an insight into how power
remains continuous under transformation: the same but different in
its ability to shape peoples' lives. Drawing upon a range of
political, economic and cultural illustrations, the book sets out a
clear and accessible account of the topological workings of power
in the contemporary moment. It will be invaluable for both students
and academics in human geography, politics, sociology, and cultural
studies.
Topologies of Power amounts to a radical departure in the way that
power and space have been understood. It calls into question the
very idea that power is simply extended across a given territory or
network, and argues that power today has a new found 'reach'.
Topological shifts have subtly altered the reach of power, enabling
governments, corporations and NGOs alike to register their presence
through quieter, less brash forms of power than domination or overt
control. In a world in which proximity and distance increasingly
play across one another, topology offers an insight into how power
remains continuous under transformation: the same but different in
its ability to shape peoples' lives. Drawing upon a range of
political, economic and cultural illustrations, the book sets out a
clear and accessible account of the topological workings of power
in the contemporary moment. It will be invaluable for both students
and academics in human geography, politics, sociology, and cultural
studies.
Rabble-Rouser for Peace is the first book to tell the full story of
how a boy from South Africa's poverty-stricken black townships
became one of the world's best-known religious figures, a moral
icon to those who work for peace and justice everywhere. Drawn from
30 years of the author's first-hand contact with Desmond Tutu, this
is not only a vivid character study of a public figure with a
unique capacity to communicate warmth, humour and compassion; it is
also a rich account of his dynamic place in history. The story of
Desmond Tutu's life tells a crucial part of South Africa's history
and its movement from Apartheid towards peace, but it also follows
the growth of one of the best loved and globally most recognised
men of our time.
Our concepts of the sun have been altered by four new
developments--the discovery of apparent global solar oscillations,
an unsettled and unsettling deficit of neutrinos from the center of
the sun, a new elucidation of the role of solar wind, and some
disturbing historical facts that shake old concepts of solar
constancy and regularity. This volume brings together summaries of
these four developments in solar physics, written by the four
scientists whose work has prompted our new assessment of the sun
This book analyzes the theme of homelessness in American literature
from the Civil War through the depression. Drawing on the work of
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane, Jacob Riis,
Jack London, Meridel Le Sueur and many others, it reveals how
homelessness has been either romanticized or objectified.
This text examines the global nature of cities - cities whose openness has shaped their dynamism and character. It explores cities as sites of movement, migration and settlement where different peoples, cultures and environments combine. Unsettling Cities explores the mix of proximity and difference that exists in the rich and diverse texture of city life. The contributors reveal the association between the changing fortunes of cities and the power and influence of global networks. eBook available with sample pages: PB:0415200725
For the first time in history, half of the worlds population is living in mega-cities. Never before have we confronted such a geography of the worlds people. Analysing cities through spatial understanding, City Worlds explores how different worlds within the city are brought into close proximity. The authors outline new ways to address the ambiguities of cities: their promise and potential, their problems and threats.
Rethinking the Region argues that regions are not simply bounded spaces on a map. This book uses unique research of England during the 1980s to show how regions are made and unmade by social processes. The book examines how new lines of division both social and geographical were laid down as free-market growth and reconstructed this are as a `neo-liberal' region. The authors argue that a more balanced form of growth is possible - within and between regions as well as between social groups. This book shows that to grasp the complexities of growth we must rethink `the region' in time as well as in space.
Photoplethysmography: Technology, Signal Analysis, and Applications
is the first comprehensive volume on the theory, principles, and
technology (sensors and electronics) of photoplethysmography (PPG).
It provides a detailed description of the current state-of-the-art
technologies/optical components enabling the extreme
miniaturization of such sensors, as well as comprehensive coverage
of PPG signal analysis techniques including machine learning and
artificial intelligence. The book also outlines the huge range of
PPG applications in healthcare, with a strong focus on the
contribution of PPG in wearable sensors and PPG for cardiovascular
assessment.
The issue of private landlordism in Britain touches a raw political
nerve. There is no shortage of prescription as to what should be
done with the rented housing market and private landlords. Yet
surprisingly little is known about the structure and diversity of
private landlordism and the variety of private tenants' housing
needs - a prerequisite for policy intervention. This book provides
an anatomy of the nature of private landlordism in the 1980s, the
types of landlord in the market, the scope of their activities, and
the choices and constraints that guide their actions in the market.
It shows how the pattern of change in the private rented sector has
been not one of straightforward decline, but one of structural
unevenness shaped by a combination of three general processes -
disinvestment, investment and informalization - which vary in
impact from place to place. Adopting a realist methodological
approach, the authors attempt to capture both the general
characterisation of landlordism and the processes shaping the
private rental sector and their diverse geographical form across
space and through time. This approach is illustrated by an
extensive investigation in two local housing markets in inner
London. Finally, the authors examine the scope for change in the
private rented sector and argue for a combination of public and
private initiatives that is sensitive to the differences among
local housing markets and that relates to the demands/needs of
those groups at present dependent on private renting for
accommodation.
John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures
of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of
humor, drawing examples from such sources as Rabelais, Shakespeare,
James Beattie, Rene Thom, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Koestler, W. C.
Fields, and Woody Allen.
Jokes, paradoxes, riddles, and the art of non-sequitur are revealed
with great perception and insight in this illuminating account of
the relationship between humor and mathematics.--Joseph Williams,
New York Times
'Leave your mind alone, ' said a Thurber cartoon, and a really
complete and convincing analysis of what humour is might spoil all
jokes forever. This book avoids that danger. What it does. . .is
describe broadly several kinds of mathematical theory and apply
them to throw sidelights on how many kinds of jokes work.--New
Scientist
Many scholars nowadays write seriously about the ludicrous. Some
merely manage to be dull. A few--like Paulos--are brilliant in an
odd endeavor.--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Space and nature have long been the concerns of human geography,
bound up with a strong sense of the importance of place.
Understanding how society changes entails understanding the
geography of social change. In this new reader, the editors argue
for a new way of looking at the relationship between society and
its spatial organization, between society and nature, and between
the interdependence and unique character of places. First, through
a selection of material ranging from the changing geography of
class cultures, gender relations, city structures, state power to
the processes of international law, the readings demonstrate that
neither space nor society can be understood independently of the
other. Social change involves spatial change and spatial change
affects social organization. The two sides of the relation mediate
a geography of change. Second, a number of the articles explore the
relation between society and nature, and demonstrate that that, too
involves a continuous and changing interrelationship. Nature cannot
be understood outside of its social interpretation and use; equally
nature, the environment, has an impact upon the quality and future
of our lives. Third, this collection presents an approach to the
geography of place which has methodological implications for all
those in social science who are concerned with the central problem
of appreciating the of outcomes without losing sight of general
processes of chance. To grasp the dynamic relation between society,
space and nature is important not only for human geography, but for
all the social sciences. Geography Matters! brings together a wide
range of articles, from both geographers and non-geographers. It
addresses a series of economic, political and cultural issues from
a geographical angle that will put the social distinctiveness of
place back on the agenda for all the social sciences.
The media have long played an important role in the modern
political process and the 2016 presidential campaign was no
different. From Trump's tweets and cable-show-call-ins to Sander's
social media machine to Clinton's "Trump Yourself" app and podcast,
journalism, social and digital media, and entertainment media were
front-and-center in 2016. Clearly, political media played a
dominant and disruptive role in our democratic process. This book
helps to explain the role of these media and communication outlets
in the 2016 presidential election. This thorough study of how
political communication evolved in 2016 examines the disruptive
role communication technology played in the 2016 presidential
primary campaign and general election and how voters sought and
received political information. The Presidency and Social Media
includes top scholars from leading research institutions using
various research methodologies to generate new understandings-both
theoretical and practical-for students, researchers, journalists,
and practitioners.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is no stranger to controversy. From racism
and social injustice, to the threat of AIDS, the continuing crisis
in the Middle East and the importance today of 'ubuntu' (the
concept of shared humanity), the Archbishop expresses his views
powerfully and honestly, showing how faith and politics are
inextricably linked. A forceful opponent of apartheid and later a
compelling leader of the South African Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and has
remained a leading campaigner for human rights ever since. In 2009,
he was awarded the highest civilian award in the United States, the
Presidential Medal, by Barack Obama. This collection brings
together some of the Archbishop's key speeches, sermons, lectures
and exchanges from the past three decades, charting the trajectory
of his extraordinary career and showing why he remains one of the
world's best-loved and most outspoken religious figures. Edited by
John Allen, a journalist and former aide of the Archbishop, God is
Not a Christian reveals Archbishop Desmond Tutu in his own words.
The 2008 US presidential campaign saw politicians utilizing all
types of new media -- Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, e-mail,
and cell phone texting - to reach voters of all ages, ethnicities,
socio-economic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. This volume
examines the use of these media and considers the effectiveness of
reaching voters through these channels. It explores not only the
use of new media and technologies but also the role these tactics
played in attracting new voters and communicating with the
electorate during the 2008 presidential debates. Chapters focus on
how the technologies were used by candidates, the press, and
voters.
Space and nature have long been the concerns of human geography,
bound up with a strong sense of the importance of place.
Understanding how society changes entails understanding the
geography of social change. In this new reader, the editors argue
for a new way of looking at the relationship between society and
its spatial organization, between society and nature, and between
the interdependence and unique character of places. First, through
a selection of material ranging from the changing geography of
class cultures, gender relations, city structures, state power to
the processes of international law, the readings demonstrate that
neither space nor society can be understood independently of the
other. Social change involves spatial change and spatial change
affects social organization. The two sides of the relation mediate
a geography of change. Second, a number of the articles explore the
relation between society and nature, and demonstrate that that, too
involves a continuous and changing interrelationship. Nature cannot
be understood outside of its social interpretation and use; equally
nature, the environment, has an impact upon the quality and future
of our lives. Third, this collection presents an approach to the
geography of place which has methodological implications for all
those in social science who are concerned with the central problem
of appreciating the of outcomes without losing sight of general
processes of chance. To grasp the dynamic relation between society,
space and nature is important not only for human geography, but for
all the social sciences. Geography Matters! brings together a wide
range of articles, from both geographers and non-geographers. It
addresses a series of economic, political and cultural issues from
a geographical angle that will put the social distinctiveness of
place back on the agenda for all the social sciences.
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