Intercultural Communication: A Reader

by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin R. McDaniel

This new special, anniversary edition of INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A READER, celebrates 40 years of publication. In compiling this Fortieth Anniversary Edition, the editors reviewed over 600 articles from the previous 13 editions and selected those essays that educators, both in the United States and abroad, have considered foundational to intercultural communication teaching and research. These essays also illustrate the growth and direction of the field since the early 1970s. This edition offers a series of essays that enables students to gain an appreciation and understanding of intercultural communication. Material is presented in a context that assists students in comprehending and then applying course concepts to their lives. These core readings also demonstrate the historical development and philosophical evolution of the field. As with prior editions, the Reader continues to convey the idea that successful intercultural communication is a matter of highest importance in this globalized, interconnected world. The concluding chapter, "New Perspectives: Prospects for the Future," contains five new essays by leading intercultural communication scholars. These original works offer insight into new directions for intercultural communication in the coming decades.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Academic, Sociology, Grad School, Cultural, Cultural Studies

528 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Larry A. Samovar is a Professor Emeritus of Communication at San Diego State University.

Reviews

[Husain Alghasra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great academical source that combines Hofstede, Hall, and Rotter’s concepts.

[Marta Spirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in a graduate class over 10 years ago. It was so eye-opening!

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had this as a text for Intercultural Communication. Not necessarily a book to sit down and just read, but it is a good reference for academic work/writing.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

While occasionally there were some throwaway articles in this book, most of them I found very interesting and insightful.

[林惠美 Rosalyn Lim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I own the 2012 version and it have been useful for my social science studies.