Jessica Lynch and the regeneration of American identity and power post-9/11

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-310

  Takacs, Stacy ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61249142864     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680770500271412     Document Type: Article

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