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Shepherd, Gregory J., and Eric W. Rothenbuhler (eds.). Communication and Community. Mahwah, NJ/London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001. Pp. xv, 289, ISBN 0-8058-3138-X (hb.) $59.95; 0-8058-3139-8 (pb.)$32.50.

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