The Rhetoric of Official Apologies: Critical Essays

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The Rhetoric of Official Apologies : Critical Essays. / Villadsen, Lisa Storm (Editor); Edwards, Jason (Editor).

Maryland : Lexington Books, 2020. 264 p.

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Harvard

Villadsen, LS & Edwards, J (eds) 2020, The Rhetoric of Official Apologies: Critical Essays. Lexington Books, Maryland.

APA

Villadsen, L. S., & Edwards, J. (Eds.) (2020). The Rhetoric of Official Apologies: Critical Essays. Lexington Books.

Vancouver

Villadsen LS, (ed.), Edwards J, (ed.). The Rhetoric of Official Apologies: Critical Essays. Maryland: Lexington Books, 2020. 264 p.

Author

Villadsen, Lisa Storm (Editor) ; Edwards, Jason (Editor). / The Rhetoric of Official Apologies : Critical Essays. Maryland : Lexington Books, 2020. 264 p.

Bibtex

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