Operation restore hope and the illusion of a news media driven intervention

Political Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 941-956

  Robinson, Piers ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035624855     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00348     Document Type: Article

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