Intercultural communication : a new approach to international relations and global challenges / Houman A. Sadri, Madelyn Flammia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of intercultural communication in a global society -- Introduction : assessing your knowledge of intercultural communication -- The significance of intercultural communication in a global community -- Core concepts of intercultural communication in a global community -- Approaches to the study of intercultural communication -- Introduction : history of the study of intercultural communication -- Social science and interpretive approaches -- Critical and dialectical approaches -- Intercultural communication processes and technologies -- Introduction : models of the communication process -- Verbal communication -- Non-verbal communication -- Visual communication -- Mass communication -- Issues in intercultural communication -- Introduction : Opportunities for ethical global engagement -- Ethical issues in intercultural communication -- Practicing global citizenship.

This introductory textbook approaches the study of intercultural communication from the field of international studies, focusing on issues of power, conflict, cooperation, and diplomacy.