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Review article published In: Evolution of Communication
Vol. 1:1 (1997) ► pp.59–99

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William Noble & Iain Davidson. Cambridge University Press, 1996. xiii + 272 pp. ISBN 0-521-44502-7Hardback $64.95./ 0-521-57635-0Paperback $22.95

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 | College of William and Mary
 | Atkinson College, York University
Published online: 1 January 1997
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