Speaking into the Air. A History of the Idea of Communication, Paperback - John Durham Peters

This work traces the yearning for contact not only through philosophy and literature but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication ...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): John Durham PetersIllustration(s): 8 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dime...

When we speak of clouds these days, it is as likely that we mean data clouds or network clouds as cumulus or stratus. In their sharing of the term,...

Examining three turning points that shaped exceptionalism in both Americas - the late colonial and early Republican period, expansion into the fron...

The untold history of how people came to conceive, to manage, and to dispute environmental crisis, The Environment is essential reading for anyone ...

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Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the YearWith apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society i...

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Join the mechanics for a tour of the fastest flying machines. From spitfires to scramjets, uncover the secrets behind some of the speediest planes....

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civiliza...

This book is about dreaming big, being true to your vision, and making it a reality. Glenn Bowie, through his lifelong journey and lessons, demonst...

This book consists of two parts: "The Law of Peoples, " a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993, and the ess...

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The surprising origins and people behind the world's most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that fo...

Particular attention was paid to the theory of political marketing, with conceptual definitions developed to better facilitate communication betwee...

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Reducere. The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War Two, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that helped bring Nazi Germ...

DescriptionDinner at an ancient Cornish inn leads to one baffling disappearance after another in the latest intriguing Ishmael Jones mystery. "It's...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mark (Durham University, UK) WoolmerIllustration(s): 3 MapsNumber of pages: 272Collection: Short His...

Description"Superb... A tour de force."--Ebrahim Moosa"Provocative... Aydin ranges over the centuries to show the relative novelty of the idea of a...

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The surprising origins and people behind the world's most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that fo...

Publisher: Belcouver PressNumber of pages: 424Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 126 x 198 x 28Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): William Be...

DescriptionA breathtaking free fall into the long-buried (and fictional) history of a utopian era in American lighter-than-air travel, as told by i...

Discover the many twists and turns through history that led to the language, accents and turns of phrase which make up modern EnglishPublisher: Amb...

Reducere. A handbook designed to help you communicate with more authenticity, clarity, and empathy while in the midst of a conflict by using the principles o...

DescriptionA rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers...

The concept of the avant garde is highly contested, whether one consigns it to history or claims it for present-day or future uses. The first volum...

DescriptionThe fate of the free world hung in the balance. Stalin's Soviet Union sought to drive the Western democracies from Germany to continue t...

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Discover the fascinating birds that fly around us as you're taken on a journey observing and learning about the world around you. This volume teach...

Reducere. In these times, it is imperative that we learn to hear God's Voice! Releasing The Voice of Heaven will empower you to be a vessel of life and guida...

Dinner at an ancient Cornish inn leads to one baffling disappearance after another in the latest intriguing Ishmael Jones mystery. "It's just a nic...

The first book to explore the role of women at the Durham Coalfield

The follow-up to Hannah's Story, this recounts the fortunes of Hannah's female descendants into the 20th century and the enduring challenges they f...

"This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fin...

Shannon's major precept, that all communication is essentially digital, is commonplace among the digitalia that many wonder why Shannon needed to s...

Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea ...

Those They Called Idiots traces the little-known lives of people with learning disabilities from the communities of eighteenth-century England to t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Giulio DouhetForeword by: Charles a. GabrielReprint of the 1983 translation by staff of the United States Office of Air For...

Reducere. This classic by Arabella Buckley is part of a series introducing young readers to birds. This book will help children learn how to identify birds, ...