An anthropologist and historian examines the lives of North America's original inhabitants including how they adapted to diverse living environments, the significance of traditional skills and knowledge, key political and spiritual leaders, and the impact of European settlement and military campaigns.
Richard Collins Books
Richard Collins has explored communication systems in both German and Canadian contexts. His work delves into the intricate structures and functions of these systems, drawing from his academic background at the Polytechnic of Central London.
Media, Culture & Society. A Critical Reader
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Media, Culture & Society has pioneered a unique approach to media analysis. Since 1979, it has published some of the finest theoretical and historical work in communication and cultural studies from Britain and Europe. The articles in this reader are grouped in three parts, representing a selection of the best work. Each part is preceded by an introductory essay which helps students understand the issues presented, and places the theoretical contributions in context.
Overland
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Sometime like 1978, somewhere like Europe, Oliver and Daniel are driving towards and away from home on a road trip to places that never were. Thrown together by circumstance, these two men with very different purposes and meanings to their lives find themselves traveling for a while in the same direction. This account is exhilarating, comic, tender, crazy, and ultimately moving as it describes two journeys towards love.