Korean cultural products in Eastern Europe: A case study of the K-Pop impact in Romania

Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-135

  Marinescu, Valentina ^a   Balica, Ecaterina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

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EID: 84967452571     PISSN: 21664307     EISSN: 21650659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/reg.2013.0000     Document Type: Article

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