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Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication

Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication

Peters, John Durham

Paperback

PhilosophyGeneral ReferenceLinguistics

ISBN10: 0226662772
ISBN13: 9780226662770
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Dec 1 2001
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Communication plays a vital and unique role in society-often blamed for problems when it breaks down and at the same time heralded as a panacea for human relations. A sweeping history of communication, Speaking Into the Air illuminates our expectations of communication as both historically specific and a fundamental knot in Western thought.

This is a most interesting and thought-provoking book. . . . Peters maintains that communication is ultimately unthinkable apart from the task of establishing a kingdom in which people can live together peacefully. Given our condition as mortals, communication remains not primarily a problem of technology, but of power, ethics and art. --Antony Anderson, New Scientist

Guaranteed to alter your thinking about communication. . . . Original, erudite, and beautifully written, this book is a gem. --Kirkus Reviews

Peters writes to reclaim the notion of authenticity in a media-saturated world. It's this ultimate concern that renders his book a brave, colorful exploration of the hydra-headed problems presented by a rapid-fire popular culture. --Publishers Weekly

What we have here is a failure-to-communicate book. Funny thing is, it communicates beautifully. . . . Speaking Into the Air delivers what superb serious books always do-hours of intellectual challenge as one absorbs the gradually unfolding vision of an erudite, creative author. --Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer

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