War narratives: Framing our understanding of the war on terror

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 554-568

  Callahan, Kathe ^a   Dubnick, Melvin J ^b,c,d   Olsnfski, Dorothy ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Rutgers University ^*  (United States)

^d MPA Program   (United States)

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EID: 33745727052     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00616.x     Document Type: Review

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