Addressing such topics as technologies, content and the people who are the subjects of audience research, the author challenges readers to think about the value of such research for themselves and for society at large.Comprehensive yet concise, this is essential reading for students of Media with an interest in audience studies.
Maps the development of the crime drama on international television. This book provides an historical analysis of the TV crime series as a genre by paying close attention to the nature of TV dramas themselves, and also to the context of production and reception.
The Teutonic Knights were the most warlike of the religious orders, and this is reflected in the architecture they left behind. This work tells the history of spectacular fortresses from their inception through to their eventual decline and fall. schovat popis
The Ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited first to swell an army's numbers and paid only by loot, the Samurai began to realize their worth. This title tells their story, drawing on Japanese sources and showing the disciplined ranks that they became. schovat popis