Communicating by Ruth Finnegan
In Communicating, the anthropologist Ruth Finnegan considers the many and varied modes through which we humans communicate and the multisensory resources we draw on. The book uncovers the amazing array of sounds, sights, smells, gestures, looks, movements, touches and material objects which humans use so creatively to interconnect both nearby and across space and time - resources consistently underestimated in those western ideologies that prioritise 'rationality' and referential language.
'Finnegan brings us to our senses in this finely argued bookShe reminds us of just how much more than information exchange is involved in our human interconnectedness. Finally we have a book on communication that is as full and rich as communication itself. The book is full of the sights and the feel, the noise and smells of human life.' - Ron Scollon, Georgetown University
Ruth Finnegan is Visiting Research Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415241182 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415241189 |
| Title | Communicating |
| Author | Ruth Finnegan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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