The Pleasures and Pains of Pikachu

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-480

  Jordan, Tim ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

branding; children; Pok mon; psychosocial; videogames

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247664896     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549404047146     Document Type: Article

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