Reaching across the divide: The challenges of using the internet to bridge disparities in access to information

First Monday

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2001, Pages

  Miller, Andie ^a  

^a Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation South Africa   (South Africa)

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EID: 0010557935     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v6i10.892     Document Type: Article

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