"A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"—Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"—Stefan Bauer, History Today …
A youth and technology expert offers original research on teens’ use of social media, the myths frightening adults, and how young people form communities.What is new about how …
An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award …
A celebration of waiting throughout history, and of its importance for connection, understanding, and intimacy in human communication We have always been conscious of the wait …
An intimate and exhilarating journey through the world of books by the internationally celebrated author In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George …
Why it is a mistake to let commercial entertainment serve as America's de facto ambassador to the world What does the world admire most about America? Science, technology, higher …
An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book …
An illuminating investigation into a class of enterprising women aspiring to “make it” in the social media economy but often finding only unpaid work Profound transformations in …
A new vision of money as a communication technology that creates and sustains invisible—often exclusive—communities"In an engaging and timely work, brimming with fascinating …
In recent years, otaku culture has emerged as one of Japan’s major cultural exports and as a genuinely transnational phenomenon. This timely volume investigates how this once …
