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The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication

“The best of the best - at once a primer and a reference tool, the Concise Encyclopedia of Communication is a superb contribution to the field. A must read for students and instructors alike.”

Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press, Harvard University

"This one volume offers an excellent distillation of the most important areas of communication research from many leading scholars the world over."

Peng Hwa ANG, Nanyang Technological University

 

 

Wolfgang Donsbach (Author)

9781118789308, Wiley

Hardback, published 24 April 2015

704 pages
24.1 x 16.8 x 4.1 cm, 1.179 kg

"One of the strengths of this volume is that it does not shy away from the vastness and richness of the field. Instead it embraces it, with gusto."
—Simone Bacchini, Reference Reviews, Volume 30, Number 7, 2016

"The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication is a very welcome addition to the reference literature in this field. Despite its relatively small size, it manages to be comprehensive and accurate. It should find its place on the desk of any student, scholar, or informed member of the public with an interest in the field.""
—Simone Bacchini, Reference Reviews, Volume 30, Number 7, 2016

This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leading scholarship into a practical and valuable single volume.

  • Based on the definitive twelve-volume IEC, this new concise edition presents key concepts and the most relevant headwords of communication science in an A-Z format in an up-to-date manner
  • Jointly published with the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading academic association of the discipline in the world
  • Represents the best and most up-to-date international research in this dynamic and interdisciplinary field
  • Contributions come from hundreds of authors who represent excellence in their respective fields
  • An affordable volume available in print or online

Contributors vi

Introduction xvii

Acknowledgments xxi

Lexicon xxiii

Communication A–Z 1

Index 660

Subject Areas: Sociology & anthropology [JH]
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