Self-category constructions in political rhetoric; an analysis of Thatcher's and Kinnock's speeches concerning the British miners' strike (1984-5)

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-371

  Reicher, Stephen ^a   Hopkins, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030543270     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199605)26:3<353::AID-EJSP757>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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