{"product_id":"speaking-into-the-air-a-history-of-the-idea-of-communication-9780226662770","title":"Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication","description":"Communication plays a vital and unique role in society-often blamed for problems when it breaks down and at the same time heralded as a panacea for human relations. A sweeping history of communication, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking Into the Air\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates our expectations of communication as both historically specific and a fundamental knot in Western thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a most interesting and thought-provoking book. . . . Peters maintains that communication is ultimately unthinkable apart from the task of establishing a kingdom in which people can live together peacefully. Given our condition as mortals, communication remains not primarily a problem of technology, but of power, ethics and art.\" -Antony Anderson, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Guaranteed to alter your thinking about communication. . . . Original, erudite, and beautifully written, this book is a gem.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Peters writes to reclaim the notion of authenticity in a media-saturated world. It's this ultimate concern that renders his book a brave, colorful exploration of the hydra-headed problems presented by a rapid-fire popular culture.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What we have here is a failure-to-communicate book. Funny thing is, it communicates beautifully. . . . \u003ci\u003eSpeaking Into the Air\u003c\/i\u003e delivers what superb serious books always do-hours of intellectual challenge as one absorbs the gradually unfolding vision of an erudite, creative author.\" -Carlin Romano, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Durham Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226662770","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42711190634633,"sku":"9780226662770","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f229fb53-f8a7-46a0-9db6-385e39e9761c.jpg?v=1719563522","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/speaking-into-the-air-a-history-of-the-idea-of-communication-9780226662770","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}