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SPARC 2022 book of abstracts
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Ardo, A., Abdullahi, A., Bennett, A., Mbabu, A., Woodman, A., Foster, A., …Taylor, T. SPARC 2022 book of abstracts. Salford, United Kingdom: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2022 SPARC conference. Our conference is called “Moving Forwards” reflecting our re-emergence from the pandemic and our desire to reconnect our PGR community, in celebration of their research. PGRs have co... Read More about SPARC 2022 book of abstracts.

If your face don't fit: an investigation into ethnic minority employment in the North West media
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Palmer, G. If your face don't fit: an investigation into ethnic minority employment in the North West media. Salford, UK: University of Salford

In 2004 the School of Media, Music and Performance at the University of Salford was awarded an ESF (European Social Fund) grant in order to investigate the representation of ethnic minorities in media employment. This report entitled ‘If your face... Read More about If your face don't fit: an investigation into ethnic minority employment in the North West media.

Community music: a handbook
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Mckay, G. P. Moser, & G. McKay (Eds.), Community music: a handbook. Lyme Regis: Russell House

A book of ideas, a catalogue of experience, a mass of personal stories, a collection of inspiring musical exercises and a historical perspective. Community musicmaking is exploding across Britain and this book will help you develop new insights into... Read More about Community music: a handbook.

Proceedings of the fifth UK/BCS symposium on knowledge discovery and data mining
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S. Vadera (Ed.), Proceedings of the fifth UK/BCS symposium on knowledge discovery and data mining. Salford: University of Salford

This is the proceedings of a one day symposium on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining held at the Salford Lowry in 2009. The topics covered included some of the most important and exciting issues in the field. There were presentations on fundamen... Read More about Proceedings of the fifth UK/BCS symposium on knowledge discovery and data mining.

Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems
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Basden, A. Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global (IDEA Group Inc.)

This is a major monograph which contains a significant amount of original thought. While, like to some other works, it attempts to apply philosophy to understanding information systems, it is original in several ways. It argues for a lifeworld-orient... Read More about Philosophical frameworks for understanding information Systems.

Sinn und sound
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Fuchs, M. Sinn und sound. Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin

The book on the semantics of sound by School of Art & Design researcher Mathias Fuchs has been published by Berliner Wissenschaftlicher Verlag and will be in the bookshops by the end of October. Mathias investigates the possibilities of assigning mea... Read More about Sinn und sound.

Passagen des Spiels II
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Fuchs, M., Strouhal, E., Pfaller, R., Aarseth, E., Crawford, G., Maekelae, T., & et al, .. M. Fuchs, & E. Strouhal (Eds.), Passagen des Spiels II. Vienna, New York: Springer Vienna, New York

At the turn of the century it became apparent that games cannot be seen as marginal to a work and information society, but have taken a central position in society. Economy, sport, music, and architecture are all said to be influenced by play and our... Read More about Passagen des Spiels II.

The foreign policy of Lyndon B. Johnson : the United States and the world, 1963-69
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Colman, J. The foreign policy of Lyndon B. Johnson : the United States and the world, 1963-69. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

Drawing on declassified documents and recent research on the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, this work provides a new general account of the president's handling of foreign relations, revisiting such major events as the Vietnam War, and crucial iss... Read More about The foreign policy of Lyndon B. Johnson : the United States and the world, 1963-69.

BeReal – A benefits realisation process from planning to delivery: effective benefits realisation
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from planning to delivery: effective benefits realisation. Manchester, UK: University of Salford

Delivering sustainable reform within an ever changing external environment, usually reliant on a range of stakeholders stakeholders, requires a different way of thinking, a better understanding of the drivers of benefits realisation and more effe... Read More about BeReal – A benefits realisation process from planning to delivery: effective benefits realisation.

Interrogating Pierre Bourdieu: towards a sociology of translation
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Hanna, S. (2013). Interrogating Pierre Bourdieu: towards a sociology of translation. Manchester: St Jerome Publishing

This book seeks to explore the methodological and epistemological potentials of Pierre Bourdieu's sociology of cultural production for the study of translation. Based on a case study of the Arabic translations of Shakespeare's dramatic work in Egypt,... Read More about Interrogating Pierre Bourdieu: towards a sociology of translation.

The sound book: The science of the sonic wonders of the world
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Cox, T. The sound book: The science of the sonic wonders of the world. London: W. W. Norton & Company

Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers, Cox now revels in... Read More about The sound book: The science of the sonic wonders of the world.

Race and society
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Patel, T. Race and society. London: Sage

Race and Society is a thoughtful and critically engaging exploration of some of the key issues around race and racialisation, which have arisen in what is considered to be a highly diverse and complex society. With a progressive approach empha... Read More about Race and society.

Research methodology in the built environment : a selection of case studies
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V. Ahmed, A. Opoku, & Z. Aziz (Eds.), Research methodology in the built environment : a selection of case studies. UK, US: Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group

Built environment students are not always familiar with the range of different research approaches they could be using for their projects. Whether you are undertaking a postgraduate doctoral programme or facing an undergraduate or masters dissertatio... Read More about Research methodology in the built environment : a selection of case studies.