On the why and how of comparative inquiry in communication studies

The Handbook of Comparative Communication Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-22

  Esser, Frank ^a   Hanitzsch, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 85076148723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203149102-8     Document Type: Chapter

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