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Gatherings No. 4 Fall 1991, Friends Of The University Libraries
Gatherings No. 4 Fall 1991, Friends Of The University Libraries
Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter
Complete issue of Gatherings no. 4. Edited by William K. Smith.
The New Waldo Library, Helen J. Healy
The New Waldo Library, Helen J. Healy
Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Political Perspectives In Encyclopedias: Portrayal Of The Nicaraguan Revolution, Brian B. Smith
Political Perspectives In Encyclopedias: Portrayal Of The Nicaraguan Revolution, Brian B. Smith
Masters Theses
Encyclopedia text is most often presented as objective, factual, authoritatively documented truth. To examine this knowledge claim, this thesis analyzes the portrayal of the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution in editions of the four major U.S. encyclopedias. A qualitative content analysis is employed to determine the political perspectives present in encyclopedia coverage of the Nicaraguan revolution and the subsequent changes in Nicaraguan political economy brought about by that revolution.
The findings indicate that significant differences among and within the encyclopedias existed in the text analyzed. A variety of political perspectives were found to have influenced the content of the text, and to …
Gatherings (No. 3) Winter 1991, Friends Of The University Libraries
Gatherings (No. 3) Winter 1991, Friends Of The University Libraries
Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter
Complete third issue of Gatherings. Editor: William K. Smith.
Special Collections, Hans Engelke
Special Collections, Hans Engelke
Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter
No abstract provided.