We often invoke the “magic” of mass media to describe seductive advertising or charismatic politicians. In The Mana of Mass Society, William Mazzarella asks what happens to social theory if we take that idea seriously. How would it change our understanding of publicity, propaganda, love, and power? Mazzarella reconsiders the concept of “mana,” which served in early anthropolog...(展开全部)

Do individuals construct their own identities in contemporary consumer culture? In this volume, one of the world's leading sociologists questions the idea that individualism is a defining feature of modernity. The Time of Tribes presents a new, truly sociological theory of modern identity. Author Michel Maffesoli contends that the insistence on the end of collective ideals conc...(展开全部)

"An original contribution to media studies. Beautifully organized, well written and incisive."--James Carey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "The best collection of current thinking in the field."--Elihu Katz, Israel Institute of Applied Social Research "A valuable and stimulating collection for students of the mass media--a very worthy successor to the editors' earl...(展开全部)

James Curran is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Michael Gurevitch is Professor in the College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

"An original contribution to media studies. Beautifully organized, well written and incisive."--James Carey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "The best collection of current thinking in the field."--Elihu Katz, Israel Institute of Applied Social Research "A valuable and stimulating collection for students of the mass media--a very worthy successor to the editors' earl...(展开全部)

你问真的有超能力这种东西吗？答案是肯定的，在上世纪九十年代，联合国就已经审核通过建立了＂国际超能力联合委员会＂，至今登记在册的超能力者已经超过十八万人。所以MANA的职责就是解决超能力犯罪，之后将其合理化，让世人淡忘，不察觉超能力的存在。 ...

你问真的有超能力这种东西吗？答案是肯定的，在上世纪九十年代，联合国就已经审核通过建立了＂国际超能力联合委员会＂，至今登记在册的超能力者已经超过十八万人。所以MANA的职责就是解决超能力犯罪，之后将其合理化，让世人淡忘，不察觉超能力的存在。 ...

n The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems -- applied in his earlier works to the economy, the political system, art, religion, the sciences, and law -- to an examination of the role of mass media in the construction of social reality. Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communicatio...(展开全部)

In this classic study, Reich provides insight into the phenomenon of fascism, which continues to ravage the international community in ways great and small.Drawing on his medical expereinces with men and women of various classes, races, nations, and religious beliefs, Reich refutes the still generally held notion that fascism is a specific characteristic of certain nationalitie...(展开全部)

In this classic study, Reich provides insight into the phenomenon of fascism, which continues to ravage the international community in ways great and small.Drawing on his medical expereinces with men and women of various classes, races, nations, and religious beliefs, Reich refutes the still generally held notion that fascism is a specific characteristic of certain nationalitie...(展开全部)