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1、CommunicationasCultureInthisclassictext,JamesW.Careymaintainsthatcommunicationisnotmerelythetransmissionofinformation.Remindingthereaderofthelinkbetweenthewordscommunicationandcommunity,hebroadenshisdefinitiontoincludethedrawing-togetherofapeoplethatisculture.Inthiscontext,CareyquestionstheAmerica
2、ntraditionoffocusingonlyonmasscommunicationsfunctionasameansofsocialandpoliticalcontrol,andmakesacaseforexaminingthecontentofacommunicationthemeaningofsymbols,notonlythemotivesthatoriginatethemorthepurposestheyserve.Heseekstorecastthegoalofcommunicationsstudies,replacingthesearchfordeterministicl
3、awsofbehaviorwithasimpler,yetfarmorechallengingmission:toenlargethehumanconversationbycomprehendingwhatothersaresaying.ThisneweditionincludesanewcriticalforewordbyG.StuartAdamthatexplainsCareysfundamentalroleintransformingthestudyofmasscommuni-cationtoincludeaculturalperspectiveandconnectshisclas
4、sicessayswithcontemporarymediaissuesandtrends.Thiseditionalsoaddsanew,completebibliographyofallofCareyswritings.JamesW.Careywasbornin1934inProvidence,RhodeIsland.HeearnedafirstdegreeinBusinessattheUniversityofRhodeIslandbeforeattendingtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaignwherehewasawardedadoct
5、orateincommunications.HewasappointedtothefacultyatIllinoisin1963andwasdirectorofitsInstituteforCommunicationResearchfrom196976.From197679,CareyheldtheGeorgeH.GallupChairattheUniversityofIowa,buthereturnedtoIllinoisin1979tobecomeDeanoftheCollegeofCom-munication,apositionhehelduntil1992.Hejoinedthe
6、facultyofColumbiaUniversitysGraduateSchoolofJournalismin1992andremainedthereuntilhisdeathinMay,2006.Inthecourseofadistinguishedcareerasanadministrator,teacher,originalthinkerandpioneerinthefieldsofCommunicationandAmericanCulturalStudies,Careypublishedapproximately170essays,speeches,andreviews.Comm
7、unicationasCultureEssaysonMediaandSocietyRevisedEditionJamesW.CareyNewForewordbyG.StuartAdamFirsteditionpublished1989byUnwinHymanInc.FirstpublishedbyRoutledge1992Thiseditionfirstpublished2009byRoutledge270MadisonAve,Ne
