William B. Gudykunst (Ph.D., Minnesota, 1977) is Professor of Speech Communication at the College of Communications, California State University, Fullerton. Bill has written and edited numerous works for SAGE, including the Handbook of Intercultural and International Communication, 2/e, and Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication, 3/e as well as the best-selling introductory undergraduate texts Building Bridges: Interpersonal Skills for a Changing World (Houghton Mifflin) and Communicating with Strangers: An Approach to Intercultural Communication, 3/e (McGraw-Hill). He is extremely well known in the discipline and is one of its most prolific writers/scholars in the areas of intercultural communication and human communication theory.Bella Mody (Ph.D., Gujarat University; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A. Ranchi University) served as chair of the International and Development Communication Division of ICA from 1999 to 2001 and is a consultant to international and nongovernmental organizations. Her research interests include international media, communication technology application in developing countries, and gender, ethnicity, and class.

• The Histories of Intercultural, International, and Development Communication - Everett M Rogers and William B HartPART ONE: CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONCross-Cultural Communication - William B GudykunstIntroductionCross-Cultural Communication Theories - William B Gudykunst and Carmen M LeeCultural Communication - Gerry PhilipsenLanguage and Verbal Communication across Cultures - Tae-Seop LimNonverbal Communication Across Cultures - Peter A Andersen et alCultural Influences on the Expression and Perception of Emotion - David Matsumoto et alCognition and Affect in Cross-Cultural Relations - Cookie White Stephan and Walter G StephanCross-Cultural Face Concerns and Conflict Styles - Stella Ting-Toomey and John G OetzelCurrent Status and Future DirectionsIssues in Cross-Cultural Communication Research - William B GudykunstPART TWO: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONIntercultural Communication - William B GudykunstIntroductionIntercultural Communication Theories - William B GudykunstIntercultural Communication Competence - Richard L WisemanIdentity and Intergroup Communication - Jessica Abrams, Joan O′Connor and Howard GilesCommunication in Intercultural Relationships - Ling ChenAdapting to an Unfamiliar Culture - Young Yun KimAn Interdisciplinary OverviewIssues in Intercultural Communication Research - George A Barnett and Meihua LeePART THREE: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONInternational Communication - Bella ModyIntroductionTheory and Research in International Communication - Stephen D McDowellA Historical and Institutional AccountMedia Corporations in the Age of Globalization - Edward ComorGlobal Communication Orders - Oliver Boyd-BarrettMedia, War, Peace and Global Civil Society - Thomas L Jacobson and Won Yang JangTransnational Advertising - K Viswanath and Liren Benjamin ZengDiffering Traditions of Research on International Media Influence - Bella Mody and Anselm LeeA Pandemonic Age - Sandra BramanThe Future of International Communication Theory and ResearchPART FOUR: DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONDevelopment Communication - Bella ModyIntroductionTheories of Development Communication - Srinivas R MelkoteState, Development and Communication - Silvio WaisbordDevelopment Communication Campaigns - Leslie B SnyderCommunication Technology and Development - J P SinghInstrumental, Institutional, Participatory and Strategic ApproachesParticipatory Approaches to Communication for Development - Robert HuescaDevelopment Communication as Marketing, Collective Resistance and Spiritual Awakening - H Leslie SteevesA Feminist CritiqueInternational Development Communication - Karin Gwinn WilkinsProposing a Research Agenda for a New Era