Political Debate: Forms, Styles, and Media

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1095-1122

  Hart, Roderick P ^a   Jarvis, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0031202629     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764297040008010     Document Type: Article

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