Justifying Kosovo: Representations of gendered violence and U.S. military intervention

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-115

  Stables, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038784261     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0739318032000067047     Document Type: Review

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