The african information society: Rhetoric and practice

Communicatio

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 76-84

  Van Audenhove, Leo ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0344347463     PISSN: 02500167     EISSN: 17535379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02500169808537847     Document Type: Article

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