Nostalgic longings, memories of the "Good War," and cinematic representations in Saving Private Ryan

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 338-358

  Hasian Jr , Marouf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0005359894     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393180128083     Document Type: Article

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