Irish-language broadcasting: History, ideology and identit

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Watson, Iarfhlaith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Democracy; Ireland; Media; Minority

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036906178     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344370202400601     Document Type: Review

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