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Embattled Vienna 1683/2010: right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics

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Embattled Vienna 1683/2010: right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics. / Wodak, Ruth; Forchtner, Bernhard.
In: Visual Communication, Vol. 13, No. 2, 01.05.2014, p. 231-255.

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Wodak, R & Forchtner, B 2014, 'Embattled Vienna 1683/2010: right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics', Visual Communication, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 231-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357213516720

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Wodak, R., & Forchtner, B. (2014). Embattled Vienna 1683/2010: right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics. Visual Communication, 13(2), 231-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357213516720

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Wodak R, Forchtner B. Embattled Vienna 1683/2010: right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics. Visual Communication. 2014 May 1;13(2):231-255. doi: 10.1177/1470357213516720

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Wodak, Ruth ; Forchtner, Bernhard. / Embattled Vienna 1683/2010 : right-wing populism, collective memory and the fictionalisation of politics. In: Visual Communication. 2014 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 231-255.

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