Communication for Development in the Third World: Theory and Practice for Empowerment

(Size: 22x14cms.), Contents: List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Foreword by Bella Mody; Preface; Part I: Introduction to Overview: 1. Introduction to Communication, Development, and Empowerment in the Third World; 2. Evolution of the Theory and Practice of Development Communication; Part II: Development Discourse, Modernization Theory and Communication: 3. The Enterprise of Modernization and the Dominant Discourse of Development; 4. Communication Approach in the Modernization of the third World; Part III: Critical Perspectives on Communication and Development;: 5. Deconstructing the Dominant Paradigm of Development; 6. Critique of Communication Approaches in third World Development; Part Iv: Liberation Perspective on Development: 7. Liberation Theology and Development; 8. Communication and Spirituality in Development; Part V. Communication and Empowerment: 9. Communication Strategies for Empowerment; Appendices; References and Select Bibliography; Index; About the Authors. ISBN:0761994769 422 Yr. of Pub.2008 Paper Back