Bare life of the virtuous shadow warrior: The use of silhouette in military training advertisements

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Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-91

  Roderick, Ian ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77958161124     PISSN: 10304312     EISSN: 14693666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10304310802596325     Document Type: Review

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