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Aiding revolution? Wikileaks, communication and the 'Arab Spring' in Egypt. / Mabon, Simon.
In: Third World Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 10, 2013, p. 1843-1857.

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Mabon S. Aiding revolution? Wikileaks, communication and the 'Arab Spring' in Egypt. Third World Quarterly. 2013;34(10):1843-1857. Epub 2013 Dec 16. doi: 10.1080/01436597.2013.851901

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Mabon, Simon. / Aiding revolution? Wikileaks, communication and the 'Arab Spring' in Egypt. In: Third World Quarterly. 2013 ; Vol. 34, No. 10. pp. 1843-1857.

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