“joshua gamson”

Using extensive interviews, hundreds of transcripts, focus-group discussions with viewers, and his own experiences as an audience member, Joshua Gamson argues that talk shows give much-needed, high-impact public visibility to sexual nonconformists while also exacerbating all sorts of political tensi... More

A journey back through the music, madness, and unparalleled freedom of an era of change--the '70s--as told through the life of a pied piper singing in a dazzling falsetto, wearing glittering sequins, and leading the young people of the nation to San Francisco.Imagine a pied piper singing in falsetto... More

"Gamson has brilliantly analyzed the complexities of celebrity as a cultural form. He gives us an insider's account, without going native. He provides us with a critical overview, without overlooking the messy details of celebrity-making and its central place in American society. "Claims to Fame is ... More

"Establishes a new landmark in the study of everyday life in the modern metropolis. This book brilliantly integrates systematic theory and participant observation data. Forms of domination and resistance are poignantly captured in different social settings, and admirably related to economic and poli... More

Core Organic Chemistry Joshua Howarth Dublin City University Core Organic Chemistry is the essential guide to organic chemistry, covering an entire first course in a single, compact volume. Concisely written, Core Organic Chemistry contains all the essential information that students need, whilst av... More

Nursing newborns, picky toddlers, fouryear-olds with bizarre food preferences-at every age, parents are concerned with what their children eat. In this indispensable, straight-to-the-point guide, Brazelton and Sparrow apply their warm and supportive Touchpoints approach to food issues throughout chi... More

Calming Your Fussy Baby The Brazelton Way helps parents interpret the very first cries of an infant, and shows them how to respond in the most appropriate and effective way. Drs. Brazelton and Sparrow deal squarely with such urgent problems as colic, whining, and tantrums and show how the emergence ... More

Every parent wants a well-behaved, cooperative child. In this highly practical book, the authors offer their unique approach to discipline as well as effective solutions for all the common behaviour problems. By following their experienced advice, parents will feel more confident and will experience... More

Parents will welcome Dr. Brazelton’s uniquely helpful approach to this inevitable and often trying issue. A generation and more of children have successfully trained “ the Brazelton way” and now he and Dr Sparrow have distilled this advice into one priceless little guide. By recognizing certai... More

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. Though much has been written of its rise, a key aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way China is using soft power and diplomacy to appeal to its neighbours and distant countries al... More