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'Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump

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'Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump. / Diken, Bulent; Laustsen, Carsten B.
In: Journal for Cultural Research, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2017, p. 257-267.

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Diken, B & Laustsen, CB 2017, ''Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump', Journal for Cultural Research, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 257-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2017.1343027

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Diken, B., & Laustsen, C. B. (2017). 'Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump. Journal for Cultural Research, 21(3), 257-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2017.1343027

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Diken B, Laustsen CB. 'Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump. Journal for Cultural Research. 2017;21(3):257-267. Epub 2017 Jun 26. doi: 10.1080/14797585.2017.1343027

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Diken, Bulent ; Laustsen, Carsten B. / 'Life is a state of Mind' - Fiction, Society and Trump. In: Journal for Cultural Research. 2017 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 257-267.

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