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The growth of developmental and intercultural communication in recent years has prompted scholars to focus their attention on communication systems in non-Western nations, especially those in the Third World. This volume advocates and demonstrates the need to consider continuity and change as the fundamental principle in the development of communication systems. It constitutes the first attempt to critically review the use of indigenous communication systems, as continuing from the past, for plannned change.
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ng /f Georgett
sanayake /f Wimal
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This collection of essays resulted from conferences of Asian communication scholars at the East-West Communication Institute in Honolulu. The 16 scholars from Asian and Pacific nations write on the broad theme of the persistence of cultural tradition within the context of development. The essays mostly are concerned with ways in which traditional cultural forms such as dance, folk drama, puppetry, and storytelling function to carry development messages. The authors contribute theory concerning the relationships among indigenous communication systems, the mass media, and development. Topical chapter titles include ``Buddhist Approach to Development: A Sri Lankan Endeavor'' ``The Barefoot Actors: Folk Drama and Development in Asia,'' ``Televised Puppetry in Taiwan ..'', and ``Village Meetings in Korea: Yesterday and Today.'' This study should help dispel any notion that modernity and cultural tradition are mutually exclusive. Traditional patterns-kinship ties, religious practices, rituals-tend to persist as advanced technology is introduced. It is to be hoped that communication scholars and development technocrats are beginning to understand these two aspects of social, economic, and technical development. All communication students interested in development should read this book. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections.-R.J. Gwyn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
