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The small group technique of the radical revolutionary: A synthetic study of consciousness raising

James W. Chesebro Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, Temple University
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John F. Cragan Assistant Professor of Speech Communication, University of Wisconsin, Superior
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Patricia McCullough PhD. Candidate and Teaching Associate in Speech‐Communication, University of Minnesota
Pages 136-146 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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