Playing at politics? Popular culture as political engagement

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 338-358

  Street, John ^a   Inthorn, Sanna ^a   Scott, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859297675     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsr037     Document Type: Article

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