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Habermas’ theory of communication: A critical explication

Brant R. Burleson Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication, State University of New York, Albany
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Susan L. Kline Doctoral candidate in the Department of Speech Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign
Pages 412-428 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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