The state and the market: Chinese TV serials and the case of Woju (Dwelling narrowness)

Boundary 2

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-187

  Hung, Ruth Y Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 79960753060     PISSN: 01903659     EISSN: 15272141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01903659-1301294     Document Type: Review

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