This book applies a systematic communication perspective to the 40 plus years of development experience in the world. The communication perspective demonstrates that the role of communication in development is not limited to media technologies or to the economies of mass media, it is a way of thinking about the interaction among all development agents involved. It is an analytical review of development theories and practice both from international and Indian perspectives.
The book presents the dynamics of development in organised and lively way for media professionals, practitioners, academicians and general readers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Uma Narula
Uma Narula is Ph.D. in communication from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst USA. Dr. Narula is Director/Communication Consultant with Communication Networks, New Delhi, India. She regularly conduct social and development research on national and international issues and provides communication training to corporate and academic groups. Dr. Narual has extraordinary research acumen and rare understanding of people and their emotions. these qualities helped her to draw out the nuances in perceptions of the five generations presented in the book Indian Women Across Generations. She has authored Six books: Mass Communication: Theory and Practice, Development Communication: Theory and Practice, Mass Communication Technologies: New Perspective, communication Perspectives: Cultural Diffusion, Dynamic and Challenges, and Yearnings. She has also co-authored three books: Development as Communication, Culture, Politics and Research Programs, and New Communication Technologies in Developing Countries. She has a number of research publications and articles to her credit. She has been associated with a number of national and international research projects, teaching, and training since 1958.
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