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13 CULTURAL STUDIES / Development Studies / EDUCATION Film Theory A Companion to Robert Altman Adrian Da nks ✤✤ The most expansive and wide-ranging book yet published on Altman, providing a comprehensive account of Altman’s complete career ✤✤ Provides discussion and analysis of generally neglected aspects of Altman’s career, including the significance of his work in television and industrial film, the importance of collaboration, and the full range and import of his aesthetic innovations ✤✤ Includes essays by key scholars in “Altman studies”, bringing together experts in the field, emerging scholars and writers from a broad range of fields ✤✤ Multi-disciplinary in design and draws on a range of approaches to Altman's work, being the first substantial publication to make use of the recently launched Robert Altman Archive at the University of Michigan Print ISBN: 978-1-118-28890-0 (Cloth) US$TBA • MAY 2015 • 544PP Online ISBN: 978-1-118-33889-6 Keywords in Subversive Film/Media Aesthetics Rob ert Sta m, Richard Porto n & Leo Goldsmith ✤✤ Offers a conversational journey through the overlying terrains of politically engaged art and artistically engaged politics, combining a major statement on subversive aesthetics, a survey of radical film strategies, and a lexicon of over a thousand terms and concepts ✤✤ Provides a broad timespan, covering the very ancient (Ramayana, Aristotle) to the most current (digital mashups, memes) ✤✤ Uniquely discusses the areas of film, television and the internet within one book ✤✤ No other book combines an ambitious essay on radical politics and aesthetics in film with a lexicon of terms and ideas, many of which are new and innovative Print ISBN: 978-1-118-28892-4 (Cloth) US$84.95 / 978-1-118-28893-1 (Paper) US$34.95 • MAY 2015 • 328PP Online ISBN: 978-1-118-34066-0 ISBN 111828892-0 Globalization & Development Cultural DNA The Psychology of Globalization   (Previously Announced ) Gurnek Bains ✤✤ This book is a manual for successful engagement with cultures around the world ✤✤ Written by founder and chairman of a global business psychology consultancy, this book guides leaders through the essential soft skills required to remain relevant in an increasingly connected business world ✤✤ Readers will learn about the psychological themes at play in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, China, India, The Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and study the quantitative analysis from an extensive database of leaders Print ISBN: 978-1-118-92891-2 (Cloth) US$24.95 • Mar 2015 • 288PP General & Introductory Education Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies Martin Cohen ✤✤ Developing strong critical thinking skills provides a solid foundation for academic success, and Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies was written specifically with you–a student–in mind, offering an accessible and unintimidating introduction to what can otherwise be a pretty complex topic ✤✤ Provides exercises for developing your reflective thinking skills ✤✤ Offers expert guidance on improving your critical analysis ✤✤ Explains in an easy-to-follow manner how to construct effective arguments ✤✤ Demonstrates how developing strong critical thinking skills is a proven path to success as a student Print ISBN: 978-1-118-92472-3 (Paper) US$24.99 • Mar 2015 • 304PP   A Companion to Robert Altman ISBN 111828890-4 9 781118 288900   Keywords in Subversive Film/Media Aesthetics ISBN 111828893-9 9 781118 288931 9 781118 288924   ISBN 111892891-1 9 781118 928912   ISBN 111892472-X 9 781118 924723


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