Communication Theory

D.P. Cushman and D.L. Kincaid, Introduction and Initial Insights. Asian Perspectives on Communication Theory. C.-Y. Cheng, Chinese Philosophy and Contemporary Communication Theory. J.S. Fu, Communication in Chinese Narrative. D.P. Cushman, Contemporary Chinese Philosophy and Political Communication. J.-O. Yum, Korean Philosophy and Communication. J.-O. Yum, The Practice of Uye-Ri in Interpersonal Relationships. S.-H. Lee, The Teachings of Yi Yulgok: Communication from a Neo-Confucian Perspective. A. Tsujimura, Some Characteristics of the Japanese Way of Communication. K. Okabe, Indirect Speech Acts of the Japanese. R.Y. Hirokawa, Communication within the Japanese Business Organization. W. Dissanayake, The Guiding Image in Indian Culture and Its Implications for Communication. J.S. Yadava, Communication in India: The Tenets of Sadharanikaran. A. Rahim, The Practice of Antyodaya in Agricultural Extension Communication in India. Perspectives on Communication Theory from the United States. K. Krippendorff, Paradigms for Communication and Development with Emphasis on Autopoiesis. D.L. Kincaid, The Convergence Theory of Communication, Self-Organization, and Cultural Evolution. D.P. Cushman, The Rules Approach to Communication Theory: A Philosophical and Operational Perspective. W.B. Pearce and K. Kang, Acculturation and Communication Competence. G. Philipsen, The Prospect for Cultural Communication. J.G. Delia, Interpersonal Cognition, Message Goals, and Organization of Communication: Recent Constructivist Research. J. Woelfel and D.L. Kincaid, Dialogue on the Nature of Causality, Measurement, and Human Communication Theory. Communication Theory: East-West Synthesis. J. Woelfel, Development of the Western Model: Toward a Reconciliation of Eastern and Western Perspectives. M.J. Yoshikawa, The Double-Swing Model of Intercultural Communication between the East and the West. D.L. Kincaid, Communication East and West: Points of Departure. References. Index.