Culture

How do we create a coaching culture? What will be the benefits for all parties?How can we link it to the performance of our business? How do we calculate the return on investment?How do we make it sustainable?Organizations are investing large sums of money in employing external and internal coachi…

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"This is an impressively cogent account of the complex, shifting media landscape in France, agreeably written by an acknowledged expert in the field ... finding a workable balance between research expertise and usefulness for teaching is never easy, but this volume comes as close as possible to gett…

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Although ‘home’ is central to most people’s experience of everyday life, the meaning of home is often taken for granted. In this accessible and student-friendly introduction to domestic cultures, Joanne Hollows surveys current thinking and approaches to demonstrate why home is so central to o…

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“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 andprogra…

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Where does our sense of identity and belonging come from?How does culture produce and challenge identities?Identity and Culture looks at how different cultural narratives and practices work to constitute identity for individuals and groups in multi-ethnic, ‘postcolonial’ societies. Uses examples…

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“a fascinating, thorough and expertly argued discussion of the modes and practices of cultural policy in an increasingly globalized and neoliberal world.”European Journal of CommunicationRethinking Cultural Policy addresses issues concerning culture, economy and power in the age of new-liberal g…

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Reviewers’ comments on the first edition“Marks the coming of age of the academic study of media sport.” Media, Culture & Society“The book is extremely well-written – ideal as a student text, yet also at the forefront of innovation.”International Review of Cultural Studies“A thoroug…

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*What is distinctive about urban life?*What key trends have shaped the contemporary city?*How have the city and urban cultures been explained by sociology and cultural studies?This is the first book to explore cities and urban life from the perspectives of both sociology and cultural theory. Through…

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"This should become a core text for second year courses in sociology and cultural studies... it synthesizes a vast body of literature and a complex range of debates into a text which is at once accessible, engaging and stimulating... it will lead to students seeing and thinking about the material wo…

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Raymond Williams' reputation rests mainly on his contribution to literary and cultural studies, but he was also an important critic and theoretician in the field of drama. "Drama in Performance", first published in 1954, pioneered a method of dramaturgical rather than literary-critical analysis of p…

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