Deciphering Pocahontas: Unpackaging the commodification of a native American woman

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-43

  Ono, Kent A ^a   Buescher, Derek T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0039891884     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030109367122     Document Type: Article

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