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Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project: Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media

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Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project: Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media. / Chekar, Choon Key.
In: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Vol. 15, No. 3, 31.12.2015, p. 432-447.

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Chekar, CK 2015, 'Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project: Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media', Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 432-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/sena.12161

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Chekar, C. K. (2015). Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project: Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 15(3), 432-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/sena.12161

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Chekar CK. Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project: Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. 2015 Dec 31;15(3):432-447. Epub 2015 Dec 28. doi: 10.1111/sena.12161

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Chekar, Choon Key. / Constituting Public Support for the National Stem Cell Project : Kungmin as a Rhetorical Flag in South Korean Media. In: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. 2015 ; Vol. 15, No. 3. pp. 432-447.

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