Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication

Summarizes the international, intercultural and developmental communication. This volume 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. This reference book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of business communication professionals interested in international or intercultural business communication. The editors should be congratulated on their achievement in coordinating the work of an outstanding group of leaders in the field. . . . An outstanding resource for university and personal libraries. --Journal of Business Communication "A major milestone. . . . Stimulating and absorbing. . . . The most up-to-date book I have read on these issues and it is handy. . . . I recommend this book not only to the world of communications, science and research, but also to media practitioners, social scientists, and persons in academia. It is a commendable work." --P. A. Joseph Maison, Producer, News and Features, Televisa, S. A. "Serious students of international and intercultural communication will find this a handbook indeed, with comprehensive, thoughtful literature reviews and summaries of the developing edges of theory and practice. It deserves to become a classic text in the field of intercultural communication." --Review and Expositor