Communication: An Introduction Book

`An impressively clear and thoughtful introduction to communication science. Uniquely, this outlines the core integrating concepts of an emergent discipline, spanning interpersonal, group, organizational, mass-societal, and international levels of communication. This is an indispensable text for communication students' - Jay G Bleumler, Emeritus Professor, The University of Leeds `Karl Erik Rosengren takes the reader on an exhilarating ride through the wide landscape of human communication. It is original and daring, but also firmly rooted in the latest ideas and evidence. It has an equal power to inform novices and to stimulate and delight older hands' - Denis McQuail, Emeritus Professor, The University of Amsterdam and Visiting Professor, The University of Southampton Communication: An Introduction offers a thorough, yet lively, examination of all aspects of human communication, including: - a summary of its nature, form and function;- a detailed analysis of all the levels of communication;- a description and overview of the different traditions of communication studies;- a consideration of the future of communication - as a phenomenon and as a field of research.Accessibly written and assuming no prior knowledge of the discipline, this book will be welcomed by all students of communication and media studies.Read More