American Nationalism, The Flag, And The Invasion Of Iraq*

Geographical Review

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Webster, Gerald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Banal nationalism; U.S. invasion of Iraq; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ICONOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; SYMBOLISM; TERRORISM; WAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650582373     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: 19310846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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