Communication and Rhetorical Studies Research Guide: Reference Sources

With more than 300 entries, these two volumes provide a one-stop source for a comprehensive overview of communication theory, offering current descriptions of theories as well as the background issues and concepts that comprise these theories. This is the first resource to summarize, in one place, the diversity of theory in the communication field.

The Encyclopedia of Rhetoricis a comprehensive survey of the latest research--as well as the foundational teachings--in this broad field. Featuring 150 original, signed articles by leading scholars from many different fields of study it brings together knowledge from classics, philosophy, literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech and communications.

The International Encyclopedia of Communication represents the definitive reference work in this interdisciplinary and dynamic field. This authoritative twelve-volume set is jointly published by Wiley-Blackwell and the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading academic association of the discipline in the world.

Relationships are fundamental to nearly all domains of human activity. When people participate in healthy, satisfying relationships, they live, work, and learn more effectively. These three volumes offer an interdisciplinary view of all types of human associations and provide a state-of-the-art review of the extensive theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships.

The "Encyclopedia of Communication and Information provides a comprehensive overview of universal modes of communication, the media, theories of communication and their implications, careers in communications and information, and biographies of notable figures in the field.