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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The international encyclopedia of media studies / general editor, Angharad N. Valdivia.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-73356-1 (hardback: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-118-73357-8 (hardback: alk. paper)

1. Mass media—Encyclopedias. I. Valdivia, Angharad N.

P87.5.I585 2013

302.23'03—dc23

2012023058

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