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Readings in Propaganda and Persuasion: New and Classic Essays is a unique, interdisciplinary collection that brings together contemporary and classic readings to provide significant insights into the practice and theory of propaganda and persuasion. The contents range from seminal essays to articles by well-known writers on propaganda to new essays about responses to contemporary issues and events. This engaging anthology also includes analyses of the relationship between rhetoric, propaganda, and persuasion.
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Offers informative historical articles: A series of articles lends perspectives on propaganda at the time of the American Revolution, World Wars I and II, Communist Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and brainwashing in the Korean War.
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Provides new and original essays: New material is included on contemporary issues and events such as a response to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the treatment of the women of Afghanistan, public diplomacy as propaganda, the influence of the built environment, and brainwashing.
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Includes reprints of classic essays by major theorists: Kenneth Burke’s brilliant analysis of the rhetoric of
Mein Kampf and Jacques Ellul’s foundational essay on the meaning of propaganda provide theoretical groundwork for the study of propaganda. In addition, a wide range of essays by well-known theorists examine propaganda in movies, global television, third wave propaganda, public relations as propaganda, the rhetoric of the Third Reich, and contemporary propaganda.
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Perfect supplementary text to the
Fourth Edition of Garth S. Jowett and Victoria O’Donnell’s text
Propaganda and Persuasion; as well as an excellent stand alone text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Persuasion and Propaganda, Rhetoric, and Mass Communications
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Finding Higher Ground: A Life of Travels (Enivromental Arts and Humanities Series)
Catharine Savage Brosman
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Catharine Savage Brosman explores the places of her own life in the essays in Finding Higher Ground. The tour, for the reader, is one of delight and wonder. Brosman's places range from the West Texas desert of her girlhood to a chilly flat in the North of England, from the flooded streets of New Orleans to the sublimities of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Even as her meditations reflect on her connections to these places and the ways they have shaped her life, at the same time they also examine the broader connections between individual and community, culture and society, experience and memory. Her voice is unique--combining a poet's sensitivity to nuances of setting and behavior with salty good sense, passionate engagement in the world of letters, sly wit, and a rugged independence of character inherited from generations of her Western ancestors.
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Frames, Fields, and Contrasts: New Essays in Semantic and Lexical Organization
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Recently, there has been a surge of interest in the lexicon. The demand for a fuller and more adequate understanding of lexical meaning required by developments in computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science has stimulated a refocused interest in linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. Different disciplines have studied lexical structure from their own vantage points, and because scholars have only intermittently communicated across disciplines, there has been little recognition that there is a common subject matter. The conference on which this volume is based brought together interested thinkers across the disciplines of linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and computer science to exchange ideas, discuss a range of questions and approaches to the topic, consider alternative research strategies and methodologies, and formulate interdisciplinary hypotheses concerning lexical organization. The essay subjects discussed include:
* alternative and complementary conceptions of the structure of the lexicon,
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* the advantages of thinking of the lexicon as ordered.
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Essays on Communication & Spirituality: Contributions to a New Discourse on Communication
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The Rhetoric of the Frame: Essays on the Boundaries of the Artwork (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)
Paul Duro
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The Rhetoric of the Frame addresses the question of the frame in the visual arts and how it influences the way we perceive artworks. Challenging Kant’s characterisation of the frame as merely an external supplement, the fourteen essays in this anthology consider the frame to be an indispensable, if volatile, complement to the artwork. Inspired by Jacques Derrida’s ideas on parergonality, these essays problematise ‘inside/outside’ polarity, articulating difference without reifying the unstable relationship between the artwork and the frame. Ranging from a study of the English country house portrait to a reading of the AIDS quilt, and from a feminist perspective on pornography and performance art to sixteenth-century map-making, these essays collectively consider the frame in its material, conceptual, ideological, gendered, and poststructural aspects.
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Joe Kubert's Tarzan was one of the rare collaborations between character and artist that now seem definitive regardless of how many other talented creators try their hand--think also Curt Swan's Superman, Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four, and Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan. Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, vol. 1 collects the first eight issues of Kubert's run as writer-illustrator-letterer in 1972, encompassing Tarzan 207-214. Most significant is the first four issues, which Kubert used for an engrossing adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first Tarzan novel. After this telling, the remaining four issues seem rather slight, but Kubert's dramatic art and stories are never less than interesting. Dark Horse's beautiful volume includes Tatjana Wood's original colors restored, and a new introduction by Kubert himself. --David Horiuchi
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Few artists can capture visceral action sequences and the dynamic human form like Joe Kubert, and his expressive talents are fully realized in his 1970s Tarzan comics. This beautiful archive collection - with an introduction by Kubert and color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors - is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Joe Kubert's undeniable intensity and skill. Beginning with this first volume, Dark Horse's hardcover series reprints Kubert's entire Tarzan work. Join us on these primal adventures, as Tarzan discovers the pleasures and perils of the African wilds... and the many dangers posed by both man and beast! Joe Kubert's Tarzan, Volume One, reprints issues #207 through #214 of the 1970s run, featuring "Origin of the Ape Man" (a bold adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first Tarzan novel), "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," and other stories inspired by Burroughs' books - all written and drawn by the legendary Joe Kubert!
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Tarzan the Timeless!.......2007-08-24
This wonderful collection of legendary artist and storyteller, Joe Kubert is a must have for hardcore Tarzan fans. I cut my teeth on these comics way back in the early 70's as a young boy.(I still have all of the original editions!)
There are only a few number of artists that could truly capture the primitive and primordal great Tarzan. Only Neal Adams, Russ Manning and the late great Conan artist, John Buscema could actually draw the apeman.
But Joe Kubert had a style all of his own. With backgrounds and rough-like sketches that made Tarzan and the jungle around him actually permeate right through the comic pages, Kubert could totally transport you to Africa and high adventure of yesteryear. Classic in every sense of the word.
Thank God for Joe Kubert. And his sons have also become fantastic artists all their own.
Now, if only ONE Hollywood movie could finally capture the true essence of Tarzan the Apeman, then the Tarzan phenomenon would begin all over again. Perhaps someday...
Joe Kubert's faithful adaptation of "Tarzan of the Apes" for DC Comics.......2006-08-01
Way back in 1929 Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan of the Apes" was adapted in newspaper comic strip form by illustrator Hal Foster. A full-page Sunday strip began in 1931 drawn by Rex Mason, and since then Burne Hogarth, Russ Manning, and Mike Grell have been some of the big names that have drawn the Lord of the Jungle. The only problem is that I never lived anywhere that had Tarzan in the Sunday comics, so for me Joe Kubert is THE artist that I associate with Tarzan. By the time Kubert's took over the book with issue #207 of "Tarzan of the Apes" (April 1972), I had read all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels, so even though I was only buying Marvel comics at that time when I saw the 1st DC issue with its 52 BIG pages ("Don't take less! Only 25c), I picked it up and Kubert's faithful four-part adaptation of the first ERB novel sold me on the comic. After all, not only did you have the first 26-page part of the adaptation, but an introduction to ERB in "The Dum-Dum" (written by "Marvin Wolfman"), which would be the book's letters page, an adaptation of "Tarzan's First Christmas" from Hall Foster's December 27, 1931 Sunday strip, and the first chapter of an adaptation of ERB's "A Princess of Mars" starring John Carter by Murray Anderson. What more could an ERB fan possibly hope for in one comic book?
What we have in "Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years, Volume 1" are the Kubert's first eight issues, #207-14. Prior to this time I had associated Kubert with his work on "Sgt. Rock," but his distinctive style was perfect for Tarzan. The story begins with a safari being attacked by a panther and Tarzan showing up out of nowhere to save a pretty young blond woman in a pith helmet. Her guide then tells the story of "The Origin of Tarzan of the Apes," starting in 1888 when a ship left Dover, England, with John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, and his wife Lady Alice. The first chapter covers the birth of Tarzan, the death of his parents, how he came to be raised by Kala of the great apes, and his battle to the death with Bolgani, his rival in the tribe. "A Son's Vengeance" (#208) is where Tarzan learns to read and that he is not an ape but a "man," and avenges the death of Kala when she is killed by a "hairless ape." "A Mate for the Ape-Man" (#209) begins with Tarzan defeating Kerchak and Terkoz, before leaving the tribe to find his destiny as a man. This is where we pick up the story with Jane Porter, her father Professor Porter, her fiance William Clayton (Tarzan's cousin), and the rest of their abandoned expedition, up to the point where Tarzan rescues Jane from Terkoz. "Civilization" (#210) finds Tarzan spending some quality time with Jane, but then rescuing D'Arnot from the natives and finally learning how to speak French (he already reads and writes in English). In the end he tracks down in America, learns she is about to be married to William and his own true identity as the real Lord Greystoke, and refuses to ruin her future.
Kubert is faithful to the action and the dialogue, such as Tarzan's final line, and does not have a problem drawing the young Tarzan as running around naked (drawn strategically, of course) until the point in the story where he gets his first loin cloth. The pace of the story really picks up in the final part: the first three sections covered the first 156 pages of my paperback edition of "Tarzan of the Apes," while the fourth chapter covers 89 pages (I have the page numbers written on the back covers of my original comic books). But since the whole last section is about Tarzan NOT getting Jane, while getting educated so that he finally speaks English too, there is not a lot of real action after the opening pages. The framing device of the guide and the blonde is finally resolved (no, she is not Jane, just another white woman who has lost her father in the jungles of Africa), and allows Tarzan to make the point that the jungle is more civilized than the real world. So the set up for the comic book is not Tarzan and Jane, but the time before our hero gets domesticated. This makes sense since ERB regretted the relationship between Tarzan and Jane (he thought La, High Priestess of Opar was a better match), and even killed Jane off at one point in the series.
The other four issues contained here suffer by comparison, but then anything would. "Land of the Giants" (#211) involves an evil little man named Kalban and the Kolosans, a race of giants. The little guy drinks their forbidden water and grows to be a giant as well, but by the time you get to the end of this one, where Tarzan battles a monster giant gorilla on top of a flying airplane, you are praying Kubert will get back to ERB's original stories. That happens with "The Captive" (#212) and the next two issues after that, all of which are taken from the "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," which happens in the same time frame as the first half of the first novel. This one features a great cover of Tarzan taking down a rhinoceros, and the story is about how the natives capture Tarzan and he calls Tantor on them. "Balu of the Great Apes" (#213) is a nice little story about Tarzan protecting a balu (baby) of his tribe and finding his place as their leader. "The Nightmare" (#214) is the story of what happens the first time Tarzan eats cooked meat and it disagrees with his stomach. So, except for that non-ERB inspired story in #211, this is a solid collection of Kubert doing Burroughs. I would not say that it is downhill from here, but rather than things are never as geaat as this awesome start.
Yes! At long last a superb collection!.......2006-03-21
This is a book for which I've waited decades, having grown up on the Kubert DC books. Very well made and edited, this collection of DC Tarzan issues would go along quite well on the shelf with DC's Archive books. Whether you are a Tarzan fan or an afficianado of DC's Silver Age, you would do well to check out this book. Of course, if you are a fan of both, I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, and you have already acquired this wonderful edition Dark Horse has offered us. Buying this was a no brainer, and my only question was why it took so long to get published, when the Manning stuff had already been reprinted years ago. If only those had been released in a volume as beautiful as this! Perhaps it's not too late to get the Horse to release the Hal Foster strips in a similar fashion to this Kubert collection. Are you listening, DH?
Tarzan like you've never seen him before.......2006-03-18
Tarzan like you've never seen him is expanded upon and portrayed in living color by dynamic graphic artist Joe Kubert, who produces a vivid set of tales and provides archived drawings with color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors. This collection reprints the first eight issues of Joe Kubert's classic Tarzan comic series: works done at the height of his career. Two audiences will relish this collection and must own it: Kubert fans, and Tarzan fans. Each will find the full-color presentation provides high-quality reproduction and an uninterrupted set of adventures. Very highly recommended: a classic keepsake.
Outstanding.......2006-01-23
The four part adaptation of the first Tarzan novel was well written and well drawn and Kubert's love of the source material is evident.
The writing and art are so fluid and vibrant that these stories seem as though they were published last year and not more than thirty years ago. The adaptations are strong and detailed, and hold up much better than the more abreviated adaptations of Robert E. Howard's Conan story adaptations for Marvel, done around the same time.
I would point out that the four part adaptation is something rare for a comic book from the 1970's, which generally kept to a two part story at the longest, so Joe was allowed plenty of breathing space to do justice to the original book.
I don't understand the $50 price tag on DC's (and now Darkhore's) archive editions. THe price seems so exesssive for such a small offering of 200+ pages. One wishes Darkhorse could have added a few more issues into this volume, but worth the cover price regardless.
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The definitive, hilarious guide to why Jewish men make the best dates, where to snag a hot mensch, and how to win his mother's heart
After all, she's molded him into the cutest little Oedipus complex you've ever met. Could you show some appreciation?
With humor and emotion, Kristina Grish celebrates the terrific intricacies of multilayered, interfaith relationships in this girl-meets-boy dating guide. She waxes poetic about why Jewish men are great boyfriend material: They're smart, entrepreneurial, generous, doting, and funny. They love to eat, and they're passionate in bed. Sure, their neuroses have neuroses. But isn't it nice to know there are guys out there who analyze relationships more than you do?
Chapters such as "Why Choose the Chosen Ones?," "The First Shtup," and "Talk Yiddish to Me" detail how a sexy Shiksa can meet, date, and love a nice Jewish boy of her own.
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Distasteful.......2007-08-05
I am a non-religious Jewish man. I read this book because I'm doing as much research as I possibly can in the dating area. I found this book to be distasteful because of all the stereotypes, but more specifically because its a book about how a girl should manipulate a situation into her favor when relationships should be mutual and not as manipulative. Everyone is different, but as the author states, someone that this book is not intended for a woman trying to get with a religious man because if she is, she'll have to convert first most probably. And that's not an easy process. I honestly with a somewhat open-mind find this book to be distasteful, not horrible, but close enough. Take this as it is, I know the author expected such criticism when she wrote it.
target audience.......2007-07-13
If you are a man, don't review/bash the book. It's not about gay jewish dating. If you are a Jew, don't review the book either because I think you just don't get it. This is a book that is upfront about being more comedic than insightful and it is. It's a book that helps women like myself laugh through situations when our boys' Jewish family/friends/community set out to make us cry. This book is delightful and funny, great to be read together to have a laugh. I can understand why people who aren't in the situation of gentile girl and jewish boy wouldn't enjoy the humor, but honestly, the book isn't even for you. It's for me, to make light of a situation that can be wonderful but also frusterating, and give a fun meaning to a usually the offensive "Shiksa."
Surely you jest.......2007-04-18
There's very little that I can say about this book, and none of it is positive. Besides being stereotypical, which many people have already noted, I find this book to be a complete waste of time.
Seriously, what is the point of this? This isn't a unique, cool idea. It's another attempt at someone trying to ruin something that's beautiful and sacred. I really hope nobody will take this book seriously, because the truth is that there's a lot that this book isn't saying. A better book title might be, "As a Jew, should I marry a Jew?" which would go along nicely with "As a (blank), should I marry a (blank)?"
As a Jewish man with many Jewish friends, I can't imagine why anyone would be crazy enough to date us. We're not as charming as Seinfeld would have you believe, and most of us would be "a world of trouble" for anyone. "Shiksa's" be warned, Jewish men are not what Kristina Grish would have you believe.
Ignore the negative reviews.......2007-04-03
As a Jewish man who has joyfully experienced and approves of inter-faith romance, I find most of the negative reviews of this book found here to be ridiculous.
The book itself is witty, insightful and humorous, but most of the negative reviews seem to be written either by people totally lacking in any sense of humor and/or by people who disapprove of inter-faith dating and/or marriage.
This is a light-hearted but insightful guide written for people who do NOT disapprove of inter-faith romance, so why use Amazon's pages to post your personal, religious objections to inter-faith romance? If you object, then this book is not for you in the first place, and IMHO it is really chutzpah for you to use Amazon as a platform for your personal views on the general subject, instead of reviewing the book on its own merits.
What's next - negative reviews of cookbooks that include recipes containing ingredients you don't approve of? I respect everyone's right to an opinion, but Amazon should not be used as a platform or soapbox for religious or political views. It is for product reviews.
2.5 guys a year, in six years!.......2007-01-09
I can't take anything the author says seriously. Grish lost me because it seems she's never had a LONG term relationship. If she'd been with one Jewish guy for six years, maybe I'd take her advice. She's been with something like 15 or 16 (or more?!) guys in six years. I don't measure success by quantity. Longevity is more important! This girl wants us to believe that she's the expert on Jewish men and winning over their mothers. That's the selling point for her book, convincing us she can help.
If she's such an expert, why wasn't she able to hold on to any of these Jewish men for even a year? If you think someone is great, if they think you are great, if their mother thinks you are great, you would expect it to last longer than 4, 5, 6 months! The number of men Kristina has dated over the years rounds up to 2.5 men a year, over a six year period. Divide 12 (months) by 2.5 (men per year). That is Kristina's track record. Being with a guy for 4 or 5 (6 months, if she's lucky) is average for Grish. In six years, all those men, NONE of them long lasting. With her poor track record, I'd never take her advice. Since she can't hold one man for even a year (or six months?), I think her advice must be worthless. It didn't do her good, so what good would it do me? Seriously.
If I was Ms. Grish, I wouldn't be writing an advice book like this. I'd be asking myself what I've been doing WRONG for six years. I'd be wondering WHY can't I hold onto a man for at least six months, a year?! Especially men who I have nothing but praise for. Either the guys don't think she is as great as she thinks, or vice versa. Same goes for the Jewish mothers' opinions of her. She claims she can ingratiate herself to Jewish mothers. OK, is that why she never lasted a year with one Jewish son, over a six year period, 2.5 guys per year? This book simply didn't ring true. She also glosses over religious differences (refuses to mention it at all), glosses over Israel (won't discuss it). I'll bet a person's opinion of Israel could be a deal breaker for many Jewish men! Same with religion, another deal breaker for many. Makes me wonder if these topics had anything to do with her relationships with Jewish men never making it to the one year mark! What do you think?
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