Turnock, Rob's Books

Essays on Masculinity, Media, the Body, and Performance Enhancing Drugs

By: Luke Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Essays on Masculinity, Media, the Body, and Performance Enhancing Drugs

By: Luke Turnock

This book is a collection of research sociologist Luke Turnock's essays on the subject of masculinity from 2017. This volume contains the following essays: ""Male Body Image and Masculinity in Media: The Creation, and Stigmatisation, of ?Deviant? Male Subcultures""; ""Illicit Health? The Use of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs as an Alternative to the General Practitioner""; ""Embodying Conspicuous Consumption: The Rising Use of Image- Enhancing Drugs Amongst Young People""; ""Harm-Reduction for Performance and Image Enhancing Drug Users: A Proposal""; ""Masculinity in the Movies: ?Drive? (2011)

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

176

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0244058210

ISBN 13

9780244058210

Plastic Reality

Special Effects, Technology, and the Emergence of 1970s Blockbuster Aesthetics

By: Julie A. Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Plastic Reality

Special Effects, Technology, and the Emergence of 1970s Blockbuster Aesthetics

By: Julie A. Turnock

Julie A. Turnock tracks the use and evolution of special effects in 1970s filmmaking, a development as revolutionary to film as the form's transition to sound in the 1920s. Beginning with the classical studio era's early approaches to special effects, she follows the industry's slow build toward the significant advances of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which set the stage for the groundbreaking achievements of 1977. Turnock analyzes the far-reaching impact of the convincing, absorbing, and seemingly unlimited fantasy environments of that year's iconic films, dedicating a major section of her book to the unparalleled innovations of Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She then traces these films' technological, cultural, and aesthetic influence into the 1980s in the deployment of optical special effects as well as the "not-too-realistic" and hyper-realistic techniques of traditional stop motion and Showscan. She concludes with a critique of special effects practices in the 2000s and their implications for the future of filmmaking and the production and experience of other visual media.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

383

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231535279

ISBN 13

9780231535274

Studying Horror Cinema

By: Bryan Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Studying Horror Cinema

By: Bryan Turnock

Aimed at teachers and students new to the subject, Studying Horror Cinema is a comprehensive survey of the genre from silent cinema to its twenty-first century resurgence. Structured as a series of thirteen case studies of easily accessible films, it covers the historical, production, and cultural context of each film, together with detailed textual analysis of key sequences. Sitting alongside such acknowledged classics as Psycho and Rosemary’s Baby are analyses of influential non-English language films as Kwaidan, Bay of Blood, and Let the Right One In. The author concludes with a chapter on 2017’s blockbuster It, the most financially successful horror film of all time, making Studying Horror Cinema the most up-to-date overview of the genre available.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1911325906

ISBN 13

9781911325901

The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707

Geographical Aspects of Modernisation

By: David Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707

Geographical Aspects of Modernisation

By: David Turnock

This is the first book to take a comprehensive view of the historical geography of Scotland since the Union. The period is divided into sections separated by the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, and each section offers a general view followed by detailed studies giving a balanced coverage of regional and urban-rural criteria, and the economic infrastructure. The book contains a number of original researches and Dr Turnock attempts to set the Scottish experience in a framework of general ideas on modernisation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

372

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521892295

ISBN 13

9780521892292

An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland

By: David Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland

By: David Turnock

Although a great deal has been published on the economic, social and engineering history of nineteenth-century railways, the work of historical geographers has been much less conspicuous. This overview by David Turnock goes a long way towards restoring the balance. It details every important aspect of the railway’s influence on spatial distribution of economic and social change, providing a full account of the nineteenth-century geography of the British Isles seen in the context of the railway. The book reviews and explains the shape of the developing railway network, beginning with the pre-steam railways and connections between existing road and water communications and the new rail lines. The author also discusses the impact of the railways on the patterns of industrial, urban and rural change throughout the century. Throughout, the historical geography of Ireland is treated in equal detail to that of Great Britain.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

378

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351958933

ISBN 13

9781351958936

The Empire of Effects

Industrial Light and Magic and the Rendering of Realism

By: Julie A. Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Empire of Effects

Industrial Light and Magic and the Rendering of Realism

By: Julie A. Turnock

How one company created the dominant aesthetic of digital realism. Just about every major film now comes to us with an assist from digital effects. The results are obvious in superhero fantasies, yet dramas like Roma also rely on computer-generated imagery to enhance the verisimilitude of scenes. But the realism of digital effects is not actually true to life. It is a realism invented by Hollywood—by one company specifically: Industrial Light & Magic. The Empire of Effects shows how the effects company known for the puppets and space battles of the original Star Wars went on to develop the dominant aesthetic of digital realism. Julie A. Turnock finds that ILM borrowed its technique from the New Hollywood of the 1970s, incorporating lens flares, wobbly camerawork, haphazard framing, and other cinematography that called attention to the person behind the camera. In the context of digital imagery, however, these aesthetic strategies had the opposite effect, heightening the sense of realism by calling on tropes suggesting the authenticity to which viewers were accustomed. ILM’s style, on display in the most successful films of the 1980s and beyond, was so convincing that other studios were forced to follow suit, and today, ILM is a victim of its own success, having fostered a cinematic monoculture in which it is but one player among many.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

402

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1477325328

ISBN 13

9781477325322

Essentials of Public Health

By: Bernard J. Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Essentials of Public Health

By: Bernard J. Turnock

New edition coming in February 2020. As one of the foundational texts in the Essential Public Health series, Essentials of Public Health is an excellent introduction to the field of public health. Written for senior-level undergraduates or graduate students in public health, health science, nursing, and other health professions, Essentials of Public Health gives special focus to public health careers and the workings of public health agencies. Combining the best elements of Dr. Turnock's other books: Public Health: What It Is and How It Works and Public Health: Career Choices That Make a Difference, Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition, uses clear, reader-friendly language and helpful learning tools such as chapter exercises and discussion questions, making it an ideal text to prepare your students for the profession of public health. New to the Third Edition: Comprehensive new coverage of topics such as: the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, strategic planning, accreditation of public health organizations and credentialing of public health workers Extensive information on state and local public health practice derived from national surveys conducted since 2012 Two separate chapters on Community Public Health Practice and Emergency Preparedness (formerly covered in one single chapter) New conceptual frameworks for the public health system, overall health system, and public health workforce An examination of an additional 16 different public health occupations—a total of 39 covered in all More than 60 new or revised charts and tables and a series of “outside-the-book thinking” exercises appears in each chapter. This book: Defines and describes the public health system Provides concepts and tools for measuring health in populations Characterizes the relationship of the public health system with medical care and other elements of the overall health system Identifies government’s unique contributions through federal, state, and local public health agencies Offers basic information on the size and composition of the public health workforce Addresses careers and jobs in public health administration, epidemiology, public health nursing, health education, and more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

314

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1284069362

ISBN 13

9781284069365

Out of Print: Essentials of Public Health

By: Bernard J. Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Out of Print: Essentials of Public Health

By: Bernard J. Turnock

Published in partnership with the American Public Health Association, this cornerstone text in the Jones & Bartlett Learning Essential Public Health series is an excellent introduction to the field of public health. Ideal for senior-level undergraduates or graduate students in public health, health science, health professions, or nursing, Essentials of Public Health focuses on the inner-workings of health departments and the role of public health professionals. This comprehensive text combines the best elements of Dr. Turnock's other two books: Public Health: What It Is and How It Works and Public Health: Career Choices That Make a Difference. The first set of chapters introduces defines and describes the public health system, provide concepts and tools for measuring health in populations, characterizes the relationship of the public health system with medical care and other elements of the overall health system, and identifies government’s unique contributions through federal, state, and local public health agencies. The second set of chatpers focuses on public health careers within the context of the overall public health workforce. Basic information on the size and composition of the public health workforce is followed by chapters that address careers and jobs in public health administration, epidemiology, public health nursing, health education, and other professional and program titles and positions. With its clear, reader-friendly language and helpful learning tools such as chapter exercises and discussion questions, this is the ideal text to prepare your students for a career in public health. Updated and New Information in the Second Edition: - NACCHO Profile data from 2008 and 2010 surveys - Accreditation of public health agencies - Public health workforce development activities including the credentialing of public health workers - Health reform provisions enacted in 2010 - Updated and revised seciton on public health financing

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

336

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1284033635

ISBN 13

9781284033632

ITV Cultures

By: Catherine Johnson,Rob Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

ITV Cultures

By: Catherine Johnson,Rob Turnock

“This exciting book goes to the heart of a creative commercialand public service culture - it shows why ITV matters and howit was made to work so well. A tremendous contribution.” Professor Jean Seaton, University of Westminster “This is a valuable addition to studies of ITV's history andprogramming...” Tom O'Malley, Professor of Media Studies, University of Wales, Aberyswyth, and Co-Editor of Media History. Since breaking the BBC’s monopoly in 1955, ITV has been at thecentre of the British television landscape. To coincide with thefiftieth anniversary of the first ITV broadcast, this accessible bookoffers a range of perspectives on the complex and multifaceted history ofBritain’s first commercial broadcaster. The book explores key tensions and conflicts which have influenced theITV service. Chapters focus on particular institutions, includingLondon Weekend Television and ITN, and programme forms, includingWho Wants to be a Millionaire?, Upstairs Downstairs and Trisha.The contributors show that ITV has had to tread an uneasy line betweenpublic service and commercial imperatives, between a pluralistic regionalstructure and a national network, and between popular appeal andquality programming. A timeline of key events in the history of ITV is alsoincluded. ITV Cultures provides a timely intervention in debates on broadcastingand cultural history for academics and researchers, and a livelyintroduction to the history of ITV for students and general readers. Contributors: Rod Allen, City University; Jonathan Bignell, University of Reading; John Ellis, Royal Holloway, University of London; Jackie Harrison, University of Sheffield; Jamie Medhurst, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; Matt Hills, Cardiff University; Steve Neale, University of Exeter; Helen Wheatley, University of Reading; Sherryl Wilson, Bournemouth University.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

232

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published Date

ISBN 10

0335225942

ISBN 13

9780335225941

The Making of the Scottish Rural Landscape

By: David Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Making of the Scottish Rural Landscape

By: David Turnock

This book looks at the evolution of rural settlement in Scotland from the Mesolithic period through to the improving movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. The main emphasis is on changes in society and technology, but the book also considers how the development of the physical landscape laid the foundation for such changes. The author strikes a balance between general perspectives (including relevant contextual materials such as the political structures) and local studies, with much emphasis on individual sites. Lack of documentation prior to the 10th century places particular importance on the archaeological evidence, but imaginative interpretation of this evidence has led to a major re-evaluation. Ideas emphasizing continuity of settlement and local adaptation are replacing older ’invasionist’ theories emphasizing Celtic war lords and broch-building pirates.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

374

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351886126

ISBN 13

9781351886123

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

The radical expansion of television broadcasting in the post-war years and beyond both reflected and promoted a cultural revolution sweeping across British society. Reaching out to a mass audience for the first time, the new television industry made visible the transition from drab austerity and seeming cultural consensus to the brash, heady glitz and individualism of the new consumer age."Television and Consumer Culture" explores television's institutional, technological and programming developments during this period, revealing how genres as different as action adventure series, serious dramas, situation comedies and quiz and game shows simultaneously promoted both consumer culture and class conflict. Drawing on historical analysis and sociological theory, and looking at issues such as celebrity, scheduling, intimacy and sociability, Turnock argues that television during this era established and promoted itself as a culturally powerful force, a fact that has implications for the way that media power is understood to operate today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857717324

ISBN 13

9780857717320

Public Health

What It Is and How It Works

By: Bernard J. Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Public Health

What It Is and How It Works

By: Bernard J. Turnock

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

465

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published Date

ISBN 10

1284104370

ISBN 13

9781284104370

Public Health

By: Bernard Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Public Health

By: Bernard Turnock

Using a straightforward systems approach, Public Health: What It Is and How It Works explores the inner workings of the complex, modern U.S. public health system—what it is, what it does, how it works, and why it is important. The book covers the origins and development of the modern pubic health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal, state, and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation, biomedical research, environmental assessment, policy development, and more. Updated and New Information in the Fifth Edition: • NACCHO Profile data from 2008 and 2010 surveys • Accreditation of public health agencies • Public health workforce development activities including the credentialing of public health workers • Health reform provisions enacted in 2010 • Updated and revised section on public health financing

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

576

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1449600247

ISBN 13

9781449600242

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857717324

ISBN 13

9780857717320

Television and Consumer Culture

Briatin and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Television and Consumer Culture

Briatin and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Rob Turnock

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

I.B. Tauris

Published Date

ISBN 10

1845110781

ISBN 13

9781845110789

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Robert Turnock

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Television and Consumer Culture

Britain and the Transformation of Modernity

By: Robert Turnock

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

244

ISBN 10

0755695496

ISBN 13

9780755695492

Book's by Turnock, Rob

Essays on Masculinity, Media, the Body, and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Essays on Masculinity, Media, the Body, and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Plastic Reality

Plastic Reality

Studying Horror Cinema

Studying Horror Cinema

The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707

The Historical Geography of Scotland Since 1707

An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland

An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland

The Empire of Effects

The Empire of Effects

Essentials of Public Health

Essentials of Public Health

Out of Print: Essentials of Public Health

Out of Print: Essentials of Public Health

ITV Cultures

ITV Cultures

The Making of the Scottish Rural Landscape

The Making of the Scottish Rural Landscape

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Public Health

Public Health

Public Health

Public Health

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Television and Consumer Culture

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email