How communication shapes culture

Social Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 107-127

  Conway, Lucian Gideon ^a   Schaller, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84920646685     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203837702     Document Type: Chapter

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