Comparative Communication Research

Commtext Series

by Alex S. Edelstein

One of the first integrated treatments of comparative communications research. Early work in the field compared the uses of symbols by elite newspapers in different countries, the different relationship between the journalist and public opinion, and communication and modernization in different countries. Edelsteins traces the development of the major trends in the perspective, and takes a critical look at recent ideas and methods.

′This book presents a comprehensive and discerning formulation of a new research best. It provides a lively springboard for further plunges into these inviting waters′ -- Journal of Communication, Spring 1983

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982