History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria.

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History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria. / Wodak, Ruth.
In: Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2006, p. 125-154.

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Wodak, R 2006, 'History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria.', Journal of Language and Politics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 125-154. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.5.1.08wod

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Wodak, R. (2006). History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria. Journal of Language and Politics, 5(1), 125-154. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.5.1.08wod

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Wodak R. History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria. Journal of Language and Politics. 2006;5(1):125-154. doi: 10.1075/jlp.5.1.08wod

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Wodak, Ruth. / History in the making/The making of history. The ‘German Wehrmacht’ in collective and individual memories in Austria. In: Journal of Language and Politics. 2006 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 125-154.

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