Multimedia and the crisis economy in Japan

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 759-785

  Bell, Desmond ^a   McNeill, David ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dean Walters Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033242618     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344399021006004     Document Type: Article

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