Beyond apologia: Racial reconciliation and apologies for slavery

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 186-211

  Hatch, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apologia; Apology; Coherence; Dialogic; Race Relations; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750044887     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310600843496     Document Type: Review

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