History of Communication Studies – A Biographical Approach

Author: E.N. Rogers
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Publish Date: 2005-07-25
Features: Historians of communication have multiple methods to choose from. The renowned American communication scholar E.M. Rogers, through biographical writing, understands the history of communication from a human perspective, which is a unique approach. It involves numerous individuals and institutions, as well as the knowledge backgrounds of several disciplines, demonstrating how communication research has meaningfully influenced sociology, political science, psychology, and other fields. This focused and comprehensive study makes the book a must-read for scholars in the aforementioned fields. The book is rich in content, factual, illustrated, with detailed biographical accounts of figures, and combines both popular and professional narration, making it beloved by both professional and amateur readers of communication studies.