War programming: The propaganda project and the Iraq war

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 617-643

  Altheide, David L ^a,b   Grimes, Jennifer N ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Justice Studies   (United States)

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EID: 27944474838     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2005.00029.x     Document Type: Review

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