{"product_id":"9780940666894","title":"A Time before Deception: Truth in Communication, Culture, and Ethics","description":"In his groundbreaking exploration of the forms, meanings, and ethics of   Indigenous communication, Cooper presents evidence that Native cultures may   have originated from higher—not more \"primitive\"—civilizations. Looking   beneath the surface of tribal communication, Cooper describes practices of   tribal cultures worldwide and examines more specifically the communication   ethic of the Dine (Navajo) of northern Arizona and the Shuswap people of   British Columbia, with both of whom he lived for several months. What he   finds is the deeper significance of communication for these early Americans:   it is at once the embodiment of truth, the expression of gratitude to the   Creator, and the vehicle for maintaining harmony with the natural world.\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Thomas W. Cooper, former assistant to Marshall McLuhan, is a tenured   associate professor of mass communication at Emerson College. He received the   Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Award for 1996 and honorable mention for   the Coltrin Communication Professor of the Year Award from the International   Radio and Television Society in 1997. Thomas researches ethical questions in   mass communication, journalism, speech, and the arts, and has edited many   publications in these fields, including \"Television and Ethics,\" \"Natural   Rhythms,\" and \"Communication Ethics and World Change.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clear Light Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022900904176,"sku":"9780940666894","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780940666894_p0.gif?v=1763873405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780940666894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}