Description:
James W. Carey maintains that communication is not merely the transmission of information; reminding the reader of the link between the words "communication" and "community," he broadens his definition to include the drawing-together of a people that is culture. The revised edition of this classic text includes a new critical foreword by G. Stuart Adam that explains Carey's fundamental role in transforming the study of mass communication to include a cultural perspective and connects his classic essays with contemporary media issues and trends. This edition also adds a new, complete bibliography of all of Carey's writings.
Review Quotes: "Carey's seminal work joins central issues in the field and redefines them. AN historically inspired treatment of major figures and theories, required reading for the sophisticated scholar." -- George Gerbner, Dean, The Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania