Examining international country-to-country flow of theatrical films

Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-143

  Fu, W Wayne ^a   Sim, Clarice ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; CULTURAL RELATIONS; IMPORT; LANGUAGE; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA;

EID: 77950238222     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01455.x     Document Type: Article

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