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  • Extreme Media and American Politics

    In Defense of Extremity

    by J. Benjamin Taylor ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book asks: what are extreme television media, and are they actually bad for American politics? Taylor explores these questions, and how these media affect political knowledge, trust, efficacy, tolerance, policy attitudes, and political behaviors. Using experiments and data from the National Annenberg Election Study, this book shows how extreme media create both positive and negative ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Trolling Democracy

    How Trolls Distort Digital Discourse

    by J. Benjamin Taylor, Sean Richey ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Political Communication
    The Internet is a hub for gathering political information and accounts for significant political activity; however, social interactions online are often disrupted by trolling. As digital democracy continues to evolve, understanding trolling is crucial for developing strategies to foster a healthier online environment conducive to democratic engagement. Understanding the objective of posting ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

  • Google and Democracy

    Politics and the Power of the Internet

    by Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor ...
    For the first time in human history, access to information on almost any topic is accessible through the Internet. A powerful extraction system is needed to disseminate this knowledge, which for most users is Google. Google Search is an extremely powerful and important component to American political life in the twenty-first century, yet its influence is poorly researched or understood.Sean Richey ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD

  • Political Advocacy and American Politics

    Why People Fight So Often About Politics

    by Sean Richey, J. Benjamin Taylor ...
    Political Advocacy and American Politics provides a detailed explanation as to why citizens engage in interpersonal advocacy in the United States. Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor eloquently show how the campaigns, social media, and personality and partisanship affect one's propensity for candidates, which often leads to arguments about politics.Using original qualitative, survey, and ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • Georgia's Constitution and Government, 10th Edition

    Edited by J. Benjamin Taylor, Robert M. Howard, Richard N. Engstrom ...
    By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. This widely used textbook helps students satisfy that requirement, either in courses or by examination. This brief and affordable study aid begins with a discussion of the ways that state and local governments, in providing services and allocating funds, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen

    How Political Communication in Social Networks Improves Civic Competence

    by Sean Richey, Sarah Brosnan, Ikeda Ken'ichi, J. Benjamin Taylor ...
    Social networking fascinates scholars, pundits, and a billion Facebook users. This book shows that whom we know has a vast impact on our political beliefs, actions, and abilities. Prior scholarship has shown that networks are crucial to explaining everything from how bills get through Congress, why people vote, how NGO’s become successful in developing nations, and much more; yet an in-depth ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Diplomacy and the Future of World Order

    by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, Pamela Aall, Jean Marie Guéhenno, Hans Binnendijk, Ana Palacio, Dmitri Trenin0, Marcos Tourinho1, Solomon Dersso2, Shadi Hamid3, Kanti Bajpai4, See Seng Tan5, Chas W. Freeman Jr.6, Lise Morjé Howard7, Toby Dalton8, Stacie Hoffmann9, Emily Taylor0, Samantha Bradshaw1, Daniel Benjamin2 ...
    Three scenarios for future approaches to peace and conflict diplomacy, explored through the lens of regional perspectives and security threatsDiplomacy in pursuit of peace and security faces severe challenges not seen in decades. The reemergence of strong states, discord in the UN Security Council, destabilizing transnational nonstate actors, closing space for civil society within states, and the ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Climate Change on Diseases and Disorders of Finfish in Cage Culture

    by Edgar Brun, Kenneth D. Cain, Siow Foong Chang, Benjamín Costas, Ha Thanh Dong, Oystein Evensen, Mark D. Fast, Castilla y León, Ignacio Fernandez, Thijs Frenken, Kyle A. Garver, Paulo Gavaia, Dr Matt J. Griffin, Giana Bastos Gomes, Taylor I. Heckman, Felicity A Huntingford, Bastiaan W. Ibelings, Stewart C. Johnson, Sunil Kadri, Dr Jo-Ann Leong, Gilda D. Lio-Po, Cátia Lourenco-Marques, Ana Rita Pinheiro Marques, Umasuthan Navaneethaiyer, Christine A. Parker-Graham, Mark P Polinski, Seth M. Rudman, Krishna R Salin, Joao Saraiva, Sonja M. Saksida, Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Helmut Segner, Rene S. Shahmohamadloo, Andrew P. Shinn, Florbela Soares, Esteban M. Soto, Sophie N. St-Hilaire, Vera L. Trainer, Pieter van West, Thomas Wahli ...
    This, the third volume in the series Climate Change and Fish Health, describes how finfish in cage culture and their pathogens are directly or indirectly affected by ongoing changes to the environment. These changes, which include a global rise in water temperature with increased acidification and reduction in dissolved oxygen, will continue even if we can significantly reduce the current output ... Read more

    $232.49 CAD

  • Proust

    The Search

    by Benjamin Taylor ...
    Series series Jewish Lives
    “Taylor’s endeavor is not to explain the life by the novel or the novel by the life but to show how different events, different emotional upheavals, fired Proust’s imagination and, albeit sometimes completely transformed, appeared in his work. The result is a very subtle, thought-provoking book.”—Anka Muhlstein, author of Balzac’s Omelette and Monsieur Proust’s Library   Marcel Proust came into ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Here We Are

    My Friendship with Philip Roth

    by Benjamin Taylor ...
    Finalist for the National Jewish Book AwardA deeply felt, beautifully crafted meditation on friendship and loss in the vein of A Year of Magical Thinking, and a touching portrait of Philip Roth from his closest friend.I had a baseball question on the tip of my tongue: What was the name of "the natural," the player shot by a stalker in a Chicago hotel room? He gave me an amused look that darkened ... Read more

    Was $13.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Naples Declared

    A Walk Around the Bay

    by Benjamin Taylor ...
    It is a city of seemingly irreconcilable opposites, simultaneously glorious and ghastly. And it is Ben Taylor’s remarkable ability to meld these contradictions into a whole that makes this the exciting and original book it is. He takes his stroll around the bay with the acute sensitivity of a lover, the good humor of a friend, and the wisdom of a seeker who has immersed himself in all aspects of ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

  • Illustrated Tales

    Crafting Narratives with Ink Drawing Illustrations

    by Benjamin Taylor ...
    This comprehensive guide to ink drawing for illustration and comics empowers you to craft immersive narratives that engage the imagination. Embark on a journey through essential techniques, from line and perspective to character design and environmental rendering.Discover the secrets of capturing emotions and movement, creating dynamic action sequences, and using color and shading to enhance your ... Read more

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