 Inspired by Madison’s observation, Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship between communications and democracy in the United States. In Prologue to a Farce, he argues that citizens’ political capabilities depend on broad public access to media technologies, but that the U.S. communications environment has become unfairly dominated by corporate interests. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, Lloyd demonstrates that despite the persistent hope that a new technology (from the telegraph to the Internet) will rise to serve the needs of the republic, none have solved the fundamental problems created by corporate domination. After examining failed alternatives to the strong publicly-owned communications model, such as anti-trust regulation, the public trustee rules of the Federal Communications Commission, and the under-funded public broadcasting service, Lloyd argues that we must recreate a modern version of the Founder’s communications environment, and offers concrete strategies aimed at empowering citizens.

Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America (History of Communication)

Business & Money

Lloyd, Mark.

Industries

University of Illinois Press

Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America (The History of Media and Communication)

Packed with case histories and profiles of history's most infamous secret agents, plus a comprehensive glossary, The Guinness Book of Espionage will appeal to armchair spies everywhere. The Guinness Book of Espionage looks at the real world of spies and spying-military, political, and commercial-and charts the story of subterfuge throughout history. It contains fascinating details on: <ul>
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The People: famous spies such as Christopher Marlowe, Mata Hari, John Walker, and Kim Philby </li>
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Their Methods: recruiting and running an agent, and the development of codes and ciphers </li>
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The Equipment and Technology: from the early use of radios for communication through to today's hi-tech electronic surveillance and photographic techniques, as employed by advanced spy planes and satellites </li>
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The Famous Incidents: such as the Zimmermann Telegram, the Venlo incident--one of the greatest mistakes in British intelligence history, which wiped out virtually all British agents on the Continent at the start of the last war; the shooting down of Francis Gary Pawers's U-2 spyplane in 1960, and the destruction of the Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 over Kamtchatka with the loss of 269 innocent lives in the '80s In England Defeat Shakes the Foundations of Monarchy </li>
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Services and Operations: including the KGB, CIA, MI5, Mossad and Britain's wartime Special Operations Executive </li>
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Secrets in the Office: telephone tapping and the ins and outs of computer hacking</li>
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The Guinness Book Of Espionage

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Da Capo Press

A three-level series of grammar reference and practice books for teenage and young adult learners. Active Grammar Level 3 covers all the grammar taught at C1-C2 (CEF) level. The book presents grammar points in meaningful contexts through engaging and informative texts, followed by clear explanations. Useful tips highlight common mistakes that advanced level students can make. Carefully graded exercises provide plenty of challenging practice and encourage students to apply their own ideas creatively to grammar learning. A large number of contrastive revision exercises in the book and on the CD-ROM allow students to assess and monitor their progress. This version without answers is suitable for classroom use only.

Active Grammar Level 3 without Answers and CD-ROM

Reference

Day, Jeremy

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Cambridge University Press

A three-level series of grammar reference and practice books for teenage and young adult learners. Active Grammar Level 3 covers all the grammar taught at C1-C2 (CEF) level. The book presents grammar points in meaningful context through engaging and informative texts, followed by clear explanations. Useful tips highlight common mistakes that advanced level students usually make. Carefully graded exercises provide plenty of challenging practice and encourage students to apply their own ideas creatively to grammar learning. A large number of contrastive revision exercises in the book and on the CD-ROM allow students to assess and monitor their progress. The answer key at the back of the book makes this version ideal for self-study.

Active Grammar Level 3 with Answers and CD-ROM

This short course includes 40-50 hours of essential exam practice, tips and strategies to prepare students for the Cambridge ESOL PET examination. PET Direct prepares students for the Cambridge ESOL PET examination. The Teacher's Book with Class Audio CD provides lesson plans, activity ideas and exam-taking advice to accompany each spread of the Student's Book. It also includes a full answer key, audio transcripts and 12 photocopiable activities.

PET Direct Teacher's Book with Class Audio CD

Chappell, Patricia

English as a Second Language

Cambridge English

English Unlimited is a six-level (A1 to C1) goals-based course for adults. Centred on purposeful, real-life objectives, it prepares learners to use English independently for global communication. The Teacher's Pack consists of a Teacher's Book with DVD-ROM. As well as clear teaching notes, the Teacher's Book offers lots of extra ideas and activities to suit different classroom situations and teaching styles. The DVD-ROM provides a range of extra printable activities, a comprehensive testing and assessment program, extra literacy and handwriting activities for non-Roman alphabet users and clear mapping of the syllabus against the CEF 'can do' statements. It also includes the videos from the Self-study Pack DVD-ROM for classroom use.

English Unlimited Elementary Teacher's Pack (Teacher's Book with DVD-ROM)

Doff, Adrian

A large 216 page reference work. The jacket has a corner waterstain that show - but, the book really was protected by it and is in near fine or fine shape. No markings. Full color and large-size representations of men in unifrom in various gear.

Modern Combat Gear

Longmeadow Press

Commandos, Rangers, Marines, the Foreign Legion and Naval Infantry demonstrate the interesting range of this book. The badges and insignia of 40 of today's most exciting military formations are described through full color artwork and photos, with detailed accounts of their exploits and history. Since the rise in terrorism, a number of elite units nowadays only wear their full insignia within the safety of their own barracks. However, some units, notably the U.S.'s Green Berets and the British Parachute Regiment, continue to wear their berets and distinctive insignia in action, arguing that the very sight of them strikes fear in the hearts of the enemy.

Military Badges and Insignia

Diane Pub Co.

Describes the military uniforms worn by individual units of Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War

Combat Uniforms of the Civil War

Children's Books

History

Chelsea House Pub

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