1. Throughout this book, the term ‘Asia’ refers to Eastern and South Asia rather than West or Central Asia.
2. It should not, however, be thought that culture is the only important influence on communication. Many other factors influence it and both hinder and facilitate intercultural communication. Equally, in this book, culture is not regarded as ‘essential’ or as having ‘emblematic’ features that influence every member of a social system.
3. Stohl, C. (1995) Organizational Communication: Connectedness in Action, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
4. Barnett Pearce, W. (1979) Communication and the Human Condition, Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
5. Delia, J.G. (1987) ‘Communication research: a history’, in Berger, C.R. and Chaffee, S.H. (eds) Communication Science, Newbury Park, CA: Sage.