(Ad)dressing the body in online shopping sites

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-268

  Jordan, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0042854748     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393180302774     Document Type: Review

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