Unveiling imperialism: Media, gender and the war on Afghanistan

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Stabile, Carol A ^a   Kumar, Deepa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghan women; News media; Orientalism; US foreign policy; War on terror

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444451033     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443705055734     Document Type: Review

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