Speaking volumes: The book publishing oligopoly and its cultural consequences

Invisible Crises: What Conglomerate Control of Media Means for America and the World

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 35-44

  Binder, Leah F ^a  

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EID: 85050725947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780429499647     Document Type: Chapter

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