The chosen body: A semiotic analysis of the discourse of Israeli militarism and collective identity

Semiotica

Volumn 145, Issue , 2003, Pages 151-173

  Weiss, Meira ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 61049390855     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2003.047     Document Type: Article

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