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Enacting national concerns: Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee

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Enacting national concerns: Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee. / Stevenson, Clifford; Abell, Jacqueline.
In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 2, 03.2011, p. 124-137.

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Stevenson, C & Abell, J 2011, 'Enacting national concerns: Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.1070

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Stevenson, C., & Abell, J. (2011). Enacting national concerns: Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 21(2), 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.1070

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Stevenson C, Abell J. Enacting national concerns: Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 2011 Mar;21(2):124-137. doi: 10.1002/casp.1070

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Stevenson, Clifford ; Abell, Jacqueline. / Enacting national concerns : Anglo-British accounts of the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee. In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 2011 ; Vol. 21, No. 2. pp. 124-137.

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