Oil, arms and media: How US interventionism shapes Arab TV

Journal fur Entwicklungspolitik

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-81

  Sakr, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54349088066     PISSN: 02582384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20446/JEP-2414-3197-24-1-57     Document Type: Article

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