The Making of Addiction - The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in Nineteenth-century Britain
This book uncovers the original influences that shaped the creation and the various interpretations of addiction as a disease, and of addiction to opiates in particular. It delves into the treatments, regimes, and prejudices that surrounded the condition, a newly emerging pathological entity and a form of 'moral insanity' during the nineteenth century. Letters, diaries and newspapers are drawn upon to detail personal struggles with addiction and the trials of those who cared and despaired.
Analyzing Newspapers - An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis
This book offers both an understanding of newspaper reporting and a means for readers to develop their own critical analysis. Using a wealth of contemporary case studies, students are taught how the language of journalism works, providing students with an accessible and user-friendly guide to analyzing newspapers around the globe.
From accents to politics, this fascinating collection of essays from today's leading linguists uncovers the many misconceptions we hold about language "The media are ruining English"; "Some languages are harder than others"; "Children can't speak or write properly anymore." Such pieces of "cultural wisdom" are often expressed in newspapers and on radio and television. Rarely is there a response from experts in the fields of language and language development.
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A look at the history of newspapers, famous news agencies and people, parts of a typical newspaper, how newspapers are made and how they can be used to research a report.
AMERICAN WRITERS, Supplement VThe present volume is mostly about contemporary writers, many of whom have received little sustained attention from critics. For example, Maxine Hong Kingston, Erica Jong, A. R. Gurney, Robert Stone, Tim O'Brien, Ann Beattie, and Russell Banks have been written about in the review pages of newspapers and magazines, but their work has yet to attract significant scholarship.
