Of ziploc bags and black holes: The aesthetics of transparency in the war on terror

Communication Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-346

  Hall, Rachel ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874716496     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714420701715381     Document Type: Article

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