Carey's seminal work joins central issues in the field and redefines them. It will force the reader to think in new and fruitful ways about such dichotomies as transmissions vs. ritual, administrative vs. critical, positivist vs. marxist, and cultural vs. power-orientated approaches to communications study. An historically inspired treatment of major figures and theories, required reading for the sophisticated scholar' - George Gerbner, University of Pennsylvania "...offers a mural of thought with a rich background, highlighted by such thoughts as communication being the 'maintenance of society in time'." - Cast/Communication Booknotes These essays encompass much more than a critique of an academic discipline. Carey's lively thought, lucid style, and profound scholarship propel the reader through a wide and varied intellectual landscape, particularly as these issues have affected Modern American thought. As entertaining as it is enlightening, Communication as Culture is certain to become a classic in its field.
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Carey's seminal work joins central issues in the field and redefines them. AN historically inspired treatment of major figures and theories, required reading for the sophisticated scholar..
–George Gerbner, Dean, The Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
–George Gerbner, Dean, The Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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If you are going to read one book on communication studies or cultural studies, read this. It presents a theory of what culture is (or in other words, a theory of how communication works). The book is must reading for anyone interested in anthropology, psychotherapy, literature, journalism, foreign affairs....
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"When I decided some years ago to read seriously the literature of communications, a wise man suggested I begin with John Dewey." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electrical sublime, phenomenological diversity, ritual view, transmission view, effects tradition, standard time zones Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, North American, John Dewey, Chicago School, Harold Innis, Lewis Mumford, World War, Max Weber, Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall, Civil War, Mannheim's Paradox, New Deal, Patrick Geddes, University of Chicago, Kenneth Burke, Leo Marx, New Orleans, William James, Wright Mills, Henry Charles Carey, New England, Bill of Rights, Ernst Cassirer New!
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"When I decided some years ago to read seriously the literature of communications, a wise man suggested I begin with John Dewey." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, New York, North American, John Dewey, Chicago School, Harold Innis, Lewis Mumford, World War, Max Weber, Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall, Civil War, Mannheim's Paradox, New Deal, Patrick Geddes, University of Chicago, Kenneth Burke, Leo Marx, New Orleans, William James, Wright Mills, Henry Charles Carey, New England, Bill of Rights, Ernst Cassirer New!
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- Changing Concepts of Time (Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture) by Harold A. Innis on 4 pages
- The Interpretation Of Cultures (Basic Books Classics) by Clifford Geertz on 4 pages
- The Greening of America by Charles A. Reich on page 188, page 189, and Back Matter
- The Bias of Communication by Harold A. Innis on page 142, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Greening of America, 25th Anniversary Edition by Charles A. Reich on page 188, page 189, and Back Matter
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- Under the Wire: How the Telegraph Changed Diplomacy (Harvard Historical Studies) by David Paull Nickles on 4 pages
- American Cultural Studies by Catherine A. Warren on 4 pages
- Cracked Coverage: Television News, The Anti-Cocaine Crusade, and the Reagan Legacy by Jimmie L. Reeves in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Canonic Texts in Media Research: Are There Any Should There Be How About These by Elihu Katz on page 34, page 163, and page 188
- The Media Reader: Continuity and Transformation (Published in association with The Open University) by Hugh Mackay on page 370, page 383, and page 396
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