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Article: Handbook of Public Relations
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- Public Relations Quarterly
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- January 1, 2000
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CopyrightCopyright Public Relations Quarterly Winter 2000. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Handbook of Public Relations, edited by Robert L. Heath, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 804 pages, $89.95.
Reviewed by Richard Weiner Contributing Editor A handbook is a concise manual with instructions or reference material, so named because the original books were small enough to be carried in the hand.
At 804 pages, Robert Heath's Handbook of Public Relations is a misnomer. Quibbling aside, this book, published this year, is the most up-to-date, comprehensive collection of articles about academic research, theory and practices in the public relations field.
The book is superb, but it is not for most public relations practitioners. It is a "must-have" for academics and advanced ...