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Rhetoric of a global epidemic : transcultural communication about SARS /

In the past ten years, we have seen great changes in the ways government organizations and media respond to and report on emerging global epidemics. The first outbreak to garner such attention was SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). In Rhetoric of a Global Epidemic, Huiling Ding uses SARS to e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ding, Huiling
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Transcultural Flows, Communication, and Rhetorics during a Global Epidemic; 1. Critical Contextualized Methodology for Transcultural Communication Study; 2. Risk Communication about an Emerging Epidemic in Guangdong, China; 3. Rhetorics of Alternative Media, Censorship, and SARS; 4. Constructing SARS: The United States, China, and WHO; 5. Transnational Risk Management of SARS and H1N1 Flu via Travel Advisories; Conclusion: Transcultural Communication and Rhetoric about Global Epidemics.
  • Appendix: Additional Notes on Methodology and SourcesNotes; Works Cited; Index; Author Biography; Back Cover.