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Bridging the gaps in global communication

Title
Bridging the gaps in global communication / by Doug Newsom.
Author
Newsom, Doug.
Publication
Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

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Description
x, 153 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"This major textbook for a growing area of study provides the reader with the framework necessary for understanding the implications of communication in the global media marketplace. Using practical examples, Newsom offers students and media professionals as indispensable guide to mastering the art of international and intercultural communication."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Communication, International
  • Intercultural communication
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-147) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Organization of information -- Ch. 2. Concepts -- Ch. 3. Politics -- Ch. 4. Economics -- Ch. 5. Nonverbal interaction : action, sound, and silence -- Ch. 6. Theories of signs and language -- Ch. 7. Theories of symbolic interaction, structuration, and convergence -- Ch. 8. Theories of discourse -- Ch. 9. Frames of reference -- Ch. 10. Ethical issues -- Ch. 11. Legal issues -- Ch. 12. The roles of advertising and public relations -- Ch. 13. Miscommunication and consequences -- Ch. 14. Developing a worldview.
ISBN
  • 1405144114 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781405144117 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 1405144122 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781405144124 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006022220
OCLC
  • ocm70292004
  • SCSB-5931891
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries