Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication [Paperback]

Molefi Kete Asante (Author), William B. Gudykunst (Author), Eileen Newmark (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0803958684 | ISBN-13: 978-0803958685

Now in paperback, this indispensable volume summarizes the state of the art in international, intercultural and developmental communication and sets the agenda for future research. It includes: an overview of major theoretical and applied issues; processes and effects in international and intercultural communication; contexts; and issues of conducting research on culture, language and communication. The volume frames the critical issues facing scholars studying language and communication, stimulates new theoretical formulations, demonstrates the application of diverse methods of research, and provides the basis for finding solutions to critical issues facing the modern world.

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Molefi Asante is a distinguished scholar and is best known for creating the discipline of Black Studies over 25 years ago.  He is the Editor for the Journal of Black Studies (Sage) and the Encyclopedia of Black Studies (Sage Reference, 12/04  933 units, $82k LTD).  His recent research has centered on the history and present developments of African religions.

William B. Gudykunst (Ph.D., Minnesota, 1977) is Professor of Speech Communication at the College of Communications, California State University, Fullerton. Bill has written and edited numerous works for SAGE, including the Handbook of Intercultural and International Communication, 2/e, and Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication, 3/e as well as the best-selling introductory undergraduate texts Building Bridges: Interpersonal Skills for a Changing World (Houghton Mifflin) and Communicating with Strangers: An Approach to Intercultural Communication, 3/e (McGraw-Hill). He is extremely well known in the discipline and is one of its most prolific writers/scholars in the areas of intercultural communication and human communication theory.

Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (May 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803958684
• ISBN-13: 978-0803958685
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication (Hardcover)

The description is straightforward enough; it's a collection of scholarly papers that was compiled by a communications experts. It focuses on cross-cultural, inter-cultural, international, and developmental communication, each with its own section. If you are looking to broaden your understanding of these aspects of communication, you won't find a better collection anywhere (and I would know--my thesis centered around the communication strategies outlined in the articles in this book).