Product Description: This volume contains the Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Acoustical Holograhy and Imaging, held in Palo Alto, California, on July 18-20, 1973. The title of this Symposium differed from that of the previous four by the addition of the word "Imaging," reflecting an increase in emphasis on nonholographic methods of acoustical visualization...read more

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Product Description: The average American watches over 25 hours of television each week. Ninety-nine percent of U.S. households have at least one TV set, and 66% own three or more. Over the course of a year, Americans will watch 250 billion hours of television, but what, actually, are they watching?In this insightful new book, media critic Philip Green explores the true nature of television and the effect this TV addiction has on American democracy...read more

This edition has been revised and extended to include eleven new entries on Berlin, Chomsky, Derrida, Rorty and many others. Key features of this unique guide include: * 170 entries from 96 contributors, many of whom are leading authorities in their field * alphabetically arranged entries which include brief biographies, outlines of major ideas and suggestions for further reading * coverage of Western and Third World political theorists as well as those who have influenced new movements based on the issues of ethnicity, gender and ecology * a thematically organised index

Argues that a committment to equal opportunity will positively effect political representation, welfare, child care, and affirmative action (view table of contents)

Product Description: The ways in which the American film and television industry - the multifaceted, male-dominated institution known as Hollywood - has responded to the feminist cultural revolution of the past 25 years are analysed in this book. The focus is on the treatment of those ideals and institutions, especially "the family", within which prevailing notions of gender and sexuality are embedded and take on active life...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Brings together classical and contemporary arguments about pure democracy versus representative government, the role of elites in a democracy, possibilities for greater popular participation, the relationship between democracy and capitalism, democracy and male domination, and the linkage between majority rule and minority rights.

Product Description: The Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Political Thinkers aims to introduce readers to important and representative contemporary thinkers. The book is a direct response to those who need an informed, reliable and ready guide to the ideas that have influenced political activity and shaped political thinking in the twentieth century...read more

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Reaffirming the best of American tradition, a collection of essays advocates egalitarian principles, confronting and refuting the modern supporters of inequality in American society, from political conservatives to geneticists