Technical Communication and Late Capitalism: Considering a Postmodern Technical Communication Pedagogy

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-99

  Wilson, Greg ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0035624926     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105065190101500104     Document Type: Article

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