Manufacturing of truth and culture of the elite

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-327

  Gao, Mobo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 33645759699     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472339980000161     Document Type: Article

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