The matsushita takeover of MCA: A critical, materialist, historical, and first amendment view

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1-21

  Wolfe, Arnold S ^a   Kapoor, Suraj ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030500541     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327736me0904_1     Document Type: Article

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