{"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\u003eWhat 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeters, John Durham:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn Durham Peters\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and film and media studies at Yale University. He is the author and editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Marvelous Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCourting the Abyss\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking into the Air\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by the University of Chicago Press.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409988358418,"sku":"9780226662770","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25008258-6a6d-41b9-94fa-aed8530ca203.jpg?v=1729297377","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/speaking-into-the-air-a-history-of-the-idea-of-communication-9780226662770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}