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Global Intercultural Communication Reader

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ISBN-10: 0415521467

ISBN-13: 9780415521468

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Molefi Kete Asante, Yoshitaka Miike, Jing Yin

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The Global Intercultural Communication Readeris the first anthology of its kind to take a distinctly non-Eurocentric approach to the study of culture and communication. In this expanded second edition, editors Molefi Kete Asante, Yoshitaka Miike, and Jing Yin bring together thirty-two essential readings for students of cross-cultural, intercultural, and international communication. This stand-out collection aims to broaden and deepen the scope of the field by placing an emphasis on diversity, including selections from authors across the globe who examine the processes and politics of intercultural communication from critical, historical, and indigenous perspectives.The collection covers a…    
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List price: $95.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.13" wide x 10.00" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English

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

Yoshitaka Miike, University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA

Dedication: In Honor of Dr. Everett M. Rogers (1931-2004)
Acknowledgments
Introduction: New Directions for Intercultural Communication Research
The Emergence and Evolution of Intercultural Communication
Notes in the History of Intercultural Communication: The Foreign Service Institute and the Mandate for Intercultural Training
The Evolution of International Communication as a Field of Study: A Personal Reflection
The Centrality of Culture in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Theories of Culture and Communication
Mapping Cultural Communication Research: 1960s to the Present
Sojourning Through Intercultural Communication: A Retrospective
Issues and Challenges in Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Inquiry
Afrocentricity: Toward a New Understanding of African Thought in the World
The Asiacentric Turn in Asian Communication Studies: Shifting Paradigms and Changing Perspectives
Indigenous and Authentic: Hawaiian Epistemology and the Triangulation of Meaning
The Four Seasons of Ethnography: A Creation-Centered Ontology for Ethnography
Encounters in the Third Space: Links Between Intercultural Communication Theories and Postcolonial Approaches
Thinking Dialectically About Culture and Communication
Cultural Wisdom and Communication Practices in Context
Nommo, Kawaida, and Communicative Practice: Bringing Good Into the World
Ubuntu in South Africa: A Sociolinguistic Perspective to a Pan-African Concept
Communication and Cultural Settings: An Islamic Perspective
The Functions of Silence in India: Implications for Intercultural Communication Research
Language and Words: Communication in the Analects of Confucius
The Two Faces of Chinese Communication
Identity, Multiculturalism, and Intercultural Competence
Popular Culture and Public Imaginary: Disney vs. Chinese Stories of Mulan
The Mexican Diaspora: A Critical Examination of Signifiers
The Masculine-Feminine Construct in Cross-Cultural Research: The Emergence of a Transcendent Global Culture
Encounters With the "Other": Personal Notes for a Reconceptualization of Intercultural Communication Competence
Applying a Critical Metatheoretical Approach to Intercultural Relations: The Case of U.S.-Japanese Communication
Superheroes in Shanghai: Constructing Transnational Western Men's Identities
Beyond Multicultural Man: Complexities of Identity
Moving the Discourse on Identities in Intercultural Communication: Structure, Culture, and Resignifications
Globalization and Ethical Issues in Intercultural Relations
Ethnic Discourse and the New World Dysorder: A Communitarian Perspective
The Hegemony of English and Strategies for Linguistic Pluralism: Proposing the Ecology of Language Paradigm
Languages and Tribal Sovereignty: Whose Language Is It Anyway?
Development and Communication in Sri Lanka: A Buddhist Approach
Global Village vs. Gandhian Villages: A Viable Vision
The Context of Dialogue: Globalization and Diversity
Appendix: Intercultural Communication as a Field of Study: A Selected Bibliography of Theory and Research
Notes on Contributors
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