Communication Studies: The Essential Resource

Andrew Beck, Peter Bennett and Peter Wall

ISBN 10: 0415287936 / ISBN 13: 9780415287937

Published by Routledge, London and New York, 2004

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Good condition paperback pictorial cover no DJ. 352 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. Ex library. The Essential Resource is a collection of resource material for all those studying communication at university and pre-university level. The Resource brings together a wide array of material ranging from academic articles to film scrips to websites to illustrate key topics in Communication Studies. Each extract is introduced and contextualised by the editors, and followed by suggestions for further activities and reading, to help kick-start students' autonomy. Seller Inventory # 009195

Bibliographic Details

Title: Communication Studies: The Essential Resource

Publisher: Routledge, London and New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This book brings together a huge range of material including academic articles, film scripts and interplanetary messages adrift on space probes with supporting commentary to clarify their imporatance to the field. Communication Studies: The Essential Resource is a collection of essays and texts for all those studying communication at university and pre-university level.

Individual sections address:

* texts and meanings in communication
* themes in personal communication
* communication practice
* culture, communication and context
* debates and controversies in communication.

Edited by the same teachers and examiners who brought us AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction, this volume will help communications students to engage with the subject successfully. Its key features include:

* suggested further activities at the end of each chapter
* a glossary of key terms
* a comprehensive bibliography with web resources.

About the Author:

Pete Wall is Chief Examiner and Principal Moderator for the SEG Media Studies syllabus and Chair of Examiners for AEB Media Studies A Level. Andrew Beck is Chief Examiner for A Level Communication Studies and Senior Lecturer in Communication, Culture and Media at Coventry University.