No climax, no point, no meaning? Japanese women's boy-love sites on the internet

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 274-291

  McLelland, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 5044244297     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859900024003003     Document Type: Article

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