Education

The Blair Effect 2001-5

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 256-282

  Smithers, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906534672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511490804.013     Document Type: Chapter

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