A soldier's body: GI Joe, Hasbro's great American hero, and the symptoms of empire

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-54

  Hall, Karen J ^a  

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EID: 28044451050     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.2004.00099.x     Document Type: Review

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