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The Laboring of Communication

Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite?

By: Vincent Mosco,Catherine McKercher

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The Laboring of Communication

Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite?

By: Vincent Mosco,Catherine McKercher

This book addresses the changing nature of work, workers, and their organizations in the media, information, and knowledge industries. It begins with a concise analysis of the meaning of knowledge work and of an information society.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0739118145

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9780739118146

Newsworkers Unite

Labor, Convergence, and North American Newspapers

By: Catherine McKercher

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Newsworkers Unite

Labor, Convergence, and North American Newspapers

By: Catherine McKercher

Over the last forty years, new technology and rapid concentration of ownership have caused fundamental changes in North American newspapers. Newsworkers' unions have struggled to protect their members and to reinvent themselves to keep up with the relentless pace of change in the workplace, and recent strikes such as that of Seattle newspaper workers highlight the ongoing challenges. This engaging and accessible book focuses on how the Newspaper Guild the main union for reporters and editors adopted a strategy of labor convergence, joining with other media workers in the large and diverse Communications Workers of America union. McKercher also looks at the nationalism of Canadian newsworkers who instead joined an all-Canadian union similar to CWA and explores a case study on an extreme form of labor convergence in Vancouver. She concludes that while labor convergence is a work in progress, it is a promising development for newsworkers and their unions, helping them adjust to change and perhaps expand into new areas of the communication sector.

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236

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742515974

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9780742515970

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Memories of Guantánamo

By: Asa McKercher,Catherine Krull

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Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Memories of Guantánamo

By: Asa McKercher,Catherine Krull

Entangled Terrains: Empire, Identity, and Memories of Guantánamo explores the challenges and conflicts of life in the transnational spaces between Cuba and the United States by examining the lived experiences of Alberto Jones, a first-generation black Cuban who worked at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay. Asa McKercher and Catherine Krull take readers on a journey through Jones’s life as he crossed the entangled political, racial, cultural, and economic boundaries, both in Cuba and living as a black Cuban in central Florida. McKercher and Krull argue that Jones’s story encapsulates the reality of recent Caribbean and Cuban experiences as they deconstruct the events of his life to reveal the broader cultural and social implications of identity, boundaries, and belonging throughout Caribbean and Cuban history.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793602786

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9781793602787

Newsworkers Unite

Labor, Convergence, and North American Newspapers

By: Catherine McKercher

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Labor, Convergence, and North American Newspapers

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Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past

Sculpture from the Buddhist Stūpas of Andhra Pradesh

By: Catherine Becker

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Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past

Sculpture from the Buddhist Stūpas of Andhra Pradesh

By: Catherine Becker

In a wide-ranging exploration of the creation and use of Buddhist art in Andhra Pradesh, India, from the second and third centuries of the Common Era to the present, Catherine Becker shows how material remains and visual experiences shape and reveal essential human concerns. Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past begins with an analysis of the ornamentation of Andhra's ancient Buddhist sites, such as the lavish limestone reliefs depicting scenes of devotion and lively narratives on the main stupa at Amaravati. As many such monuments have fallen into disrepair, it is temping to view them as ruins; however, through an examination of recent state-sponsored tourism campaigns and new devotional activities at the sites, Becker shows that the monuments are in active use and even ascribed innate power and agency. Becker finds intriguing parallels between the significance of imagery in ancient times and the new social, political, and religious roles of these objects and spaces. While the precise functions expected of these monuments have shifted, the belief that they have the ability to effect spiritual and mental transformation has remained consistent. Becker argues that the efficacy of Buddhist art relies on the careful attention of its makers to the formal properties of art and to the harnessing of the imaginative potential of the human senses. In this respect, Buddhist art mirrors the teaching techniques attributed to the Buddha, who often engaged his pupils' desires and emotions as tools for spiritual progress.

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353

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199359407

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9780199359400

Being and Dwelling through Tourism

An anthropological perspective

By: Catherine Palmer

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Being and Dwelling through Tourism

An anthropological perspective

By: Catherine Palmer

Much of the existing literature seeks to make sense of tourism based on singular approaches such as visuality, identity, mobility, performance and globalised consumption. What is missing, however, is an overarching framework within which these valuable approaches can be located. This book offers one such framework using the concept of dwelling taken from Heidegger and Ingold as the starting point from which to consider the interrelatedness of being, dwelling and tourism. The anthropological focus at the core of the book is infused with multidisciplinary perspectives that draw on a variety of subjects including philosophy, material cultural studies and cultural geography. The main themes include sensuous, material, architectural and earthly dwelling and each chapter features a discussion of the unifying theoretical framework for each theme, followed by an illustrative focus on specific aspects of tourism. This theoretically substantive book will be of interest to anyone involved with tourism research from a wide range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology, geography, cultural studies, leisure studies and tourist studies.

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289

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Routledge

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1317175476

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9781317175476

Pocket Detox

By: Catherine Proctor

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Pocket Detox

By: Catherine Proctor

This book is the perfect no-nonsense introduction to detox. In a world where so many books and authors keep telling readers they don’t drink enough water - eat the wrong kind of foods - don’t get enough sleep or exercise - maybe drink and smoke too much, Pocket Detox offers its positive alternative: readers can reverse damage and increase their health and energy levels and lose weight at the same time. This little pocket guide is the first step toward a healthier lifestyle. It is full of immediate, practical, and affordable tips for removing toxins from body, mind, and home so that readers can function at full potential. With the food and health choices explained in this book, detox is a delicious and easy way to feel better within a matter of weeks - or even days. Detox has been around a while and is a simple idea: getting toxins and poisons out frees up energy and allows the body to get stronger and healthier. The program outlined in Pocket Detoxwill help people feel more energetic yet relaxed. Beneficial side effects include weight loss, glowing skin, better digestion and even an energy boost that could help kick addictions. And Pocket Detox shows readers how to do all this without spending a lot of money on vitamin supplements or special programs, and with no time-consuming activities like counting calories. Easy, bite-sized chapters cover topics such as stress, sleep, drinking enough water, and decreasing consumption of toxic foods. Easy-access charts serve as a quick reference for planning meals and activities. The book includes tips on removing toxins from your home and environment and managing stress. The reader can use this book as an introduction to healthy choices for life, or just use the tips and advice to do a quick weekend or week-long detox program when they feel run down. Both a guide to healthy lifestyle changes and a short detox program, this little book delivers big benefits!

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Turner Publishing Company

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0897936833

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9780897936835

The Laboring of Communication

Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite?

By: Vincent Mosco,Catherine McKercher

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Will Knowledge Workers of the World Unite?

By: Vincent Mosco,Catherine McKercher

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The Canadian Reporter

News Writing and Reporting

By: Catherine McKercher,Carman Cumming,Allan Thompson

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The Canadian Reporter

News Writing and Reporting

By: Catherine McKercher,Carman Cumming,Allan Thompson

The Canadian Reporter was the first comprehensive reporting and newswriting text written for Canadian students. The new edition continues on the strong foundation built by previous editions. It is grounded in the fundamental principles of journalism and the techniques for practicing journalism within the unique Canadian social, legal and political context. The newest edition has been thoroughly updated and refocused for the digital age. The authors encourage journalism that is independent, active, creative, knowledgeable and disciplined.

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401

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0176407014

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9780176407018

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Memories of Guantánamo

By: Asa McKercher,Catherine Krull

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Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Memories of Guantánamo

By: Asa McKercher,Catherine Krull

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Book's by Catherine McKercher

The Laboring of Communication

The Laboring of Communication

Newsworkers Unite

Newsworkers Unite

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Newsworkers Unite

Newsworkers Unite

Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past

Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past

Being and Dwelling through Tourism

Being and Dwelling through Tourism

Pocket Detox

Pocket Detox

The Laboring of Communication

The Laboring of Communication

The Canadian Reporter

The Canadian Reporter

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

Entangled Terrains and Identities in Cuba

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