Rhetoric, history, and collective memory: Decoding the goldhagen debates

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-114

  Hasian, Marouf ^a   Frank, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033423275     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319909374630     Document Type: Article

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