Civic Communion

The Rhetoric of Community Building

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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How does community arise in and exist through communication? Blending theory and case studies, Civic Communion looks at community-building in rural America and how civic-minded people come together through a variety of ways, such as hosting and attending festivals, addressing conflict, planning the community, and maintaining heritage museums. David E. Procter's insightful work reveals a specific and significant form of community 'talk' that serves to build and sustain community.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-05-12
Mått163 x 228 x 14 mm
Vikt281 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor180
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742537033

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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 Part I: Orientations and BeginningsChapter 4 1. The Connection of Communication and CommunityChapter 5 2. In Search of Rural CommunityPart 6 Part II: Civic Communion Case StudiesChapter 7 3. Performing Gender through Local FestivalChapter 8 4. Building Community through Strategic PlanningChapter 9 5. Constructing Community from ConflictChapter 10 6. Exhibiting Collective MemoryChapter 11 7. Infusing "Spirit" into Community BuildingPart 12 Part III: Community-Building LessonsChapter 13 8. Lessons LearnedChapter 14 Works CitedChapter 15 IndexChapter 16 About the Author

Civic Communication is a pleasure to read. It represents a wealth of scholarship, but it is David Procter's unmistakable voice that brings to life the people and their performances as they enact the bonds and practices of civic communion. I find it inspirational and a call to the discipline to pursue this most fruitful line of contribution. Graduate students will benefit from the careful research, undergraduates from its life-expanding vision, and both from the deep sense of civic responsibility that it imparts.