The Lord of the Rings and 'identification': A critical encounter

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-378

  Barker, Martin J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiences; Identification; Lord of the Rings; Qualitative; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144489073     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105055262     Document Type: Review

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