...by Larry A. Samovar and Richard E. Porter is an incredibly broad-based reader which introduces students to the theoretical and practical aspects of intercultural communication. In today's society this type of communication is becoming incredibly important as we move into more international endeavors pertaining to business and other issues. It is incredibly imperative that people begin to see that just wanting to communicate with people from other cultures may not be enough in our fast paced world. It becomes increasingly important that we understand particular aspects of intercultural communication prior to any international involvement if we wish to succeed in any endeavor. In the following we provide a look as Samovar and Porter's book, which may well be a priceless text on understanding this aspect of communication.
Table of Contents
Before delving into specific focuses in the book, we find that a brief illustration of the table of contents can prove very enlightening in relationship to the amount of material the authors cover, information that cannot be adequately covered herein. The book is divided up into four parts. Part one is titled "Intercultural Communication:...