Communication Under the Microscope by Peter Bull

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Peter Bull analyses many aspects of communication. The book brings together a range of approaches and accompanying contextual analyses and helps to chart and delineate the often disparate research that has been undertaken in this area.

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Communication Under the Microscope by Peter Bull

Peter Bull analyses many aspects of communication. The book brings together a range of approaches and accompanying contextual analyses and helps to chart and delineate the often disparate research that has been undertaken in this area.

'Considering that the book is primarily conceived as a literature review, its main merit may reside in the clear and concise exposition of a wide variety of contributionsAnother main merit is that the author provides a fair account of contesting approaches and schools. ... The book will not only appeal to scholars and practitioners, but also to students who may be pleased to find it included in the reading lists attached to their courses.' - The European Bulletin of Social Psychology

'Peter Bull has performed a valuable service by bringing together a range of approaches to the ways in which people create and share information together.' - Steve Reicher, University of St. Andrews


'Considering that the book is primarily conceived as a literature review, its main merit may reside in the clear and concise exposition of a wide variety of contributions. Another main merit is that the author provides a fair account of contesting approaches and schools. ... The book will not only appeal to scholars and practitioners, but also to students who may be pleased to find it included in the reading lists attached to their courses.' - The European Bulletin of Social Psychology

'I have read all of this twice and have decided it is a good book. ... Blessedly compact, readily read ... and, once one accepts the domain it does tackle, thorough.' - Social Psychological Review

'This is a novel text in that it brings together a range of approaches and accompanying textual analyses to highlight the 'micro' approach to the study of communication. There is a need for a book such as this.' - Owen Hargie, University of Ulster

'Peter Bull has performed a valuable service by bringing together a range of approaches to the ways in which people create and share information together...We need to integrate the high level insights of social psychological theory with the microanalysis of how people communicate and Peter Bull's book helps us along that path.' - Steven Reicher, University of St. Andrews

Dr Peter Bull is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at York University. He has over 40 academic publications, principally on the detailed microanalysis of interpersonal communication.

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ISBN 13 9780415046886
ISBN 10 0415046882
Title Communication Under the Microscope
Author Peter Bull
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2001-12-20
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.