Behind the headlines: Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life

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Behind the headlines : Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life. / Bondebjerg, Ib.

In: Studies in Documentary Film, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2009, p. 219-233.

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Harvard

Bondebjerg, I 2009, 'Behind the headlines: Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life', Studies in Documentary Film, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 219-233.

APA

Bondebjerg, I. (2009). Behind the headlines: Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life. Studies in Documentary Film, 3(3), 219-233.

Vancouver

Bondebjerg I. Behind the headlines: Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life. Studies in Documentary Film. 2009;3(3):219-233.

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Bondebjerg, Ib. / Behind the headlines : Documentaries, the war on terror and everyday life. In: Studies in Documentary Film. 2009 ; Vol. 3, No. 3. pp. 219-233.

Bibtex

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