Colonel Jim Schnell (USAF, retired) reveals an inside view of how military attaches function in foreign countries based on his experiences as a military attache in China over a 14 year period. The book is divided into six primary sections. Section One addresses attache work by describing topics the attache can consider during the performance of duties. Section Two works through a variety of areas that illustrate aspects of Chinese culture. Section Three deals with his overall foundation in Asia that includes his work as a Fulbright Scholar. Section Four looks at primary fieldwork...

The crucial role of communication processes in the day-to-day functioning of Air Force personnel is abundantly evidenced via the myriad of interactions that, taken together, result in mission effectiveness and vision for future endeavors. Such processes occur on the interpersonal, group, organizational and mass levels. From the staff sergeant who is interacting with fellow airman about the best way to approach a task to the Air Force Chief of Staff conveying his/her vision regarding future directions for the Air Force, communication processes are the foundation for meanings to be conveyed and...

This book presents a history of a spiritual consciousness raising church camp and addresses the role of interpersonal communication in such settings. The lead part of the title "Kum Ba Yah, A Song in the Air" is conveyed to represent two meanings. "Kum Ba Yah" is an African spiritual song, sung at many church camp settings, in that it calls to God with the request that he "come by here" so that the camp participants can feel his presence. "A Song in the Air" is stressed, with this particular group, in that the group meets one week each year but, otherwise, there is little tangible evidence...

Organizations are unique in that they serve as mirrors and molders of the people who compose them. This book examines organizational communication in various types of social contexts: university settings, visionary settings and applied settings. This allows for the reader to appreciate how organizational communication processes can vary within different types of organizational constructs but can also perpetuate recognizable consistencies regardless of the organizational context. The study of communication processes within organizations reveals relevant insights for the reader that can...

Routledge Handbook of Descriptive Rhetorical Studies and World Languages offers a useful collection of papers that present rhetorical analysis of the discoursal practice in different cultural settings.