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The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’: Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation

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The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’: Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation. / Kallis, Aristotle.
In: Fascism, Vol. 3, No. 1, 12.04.2014, p. 20-45.

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Kallis, A 2014, 'The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’: Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation', Fascism, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 20-45. https://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301002

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Kallis, A. (2014). The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’: Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation. Fascism, 3(1), 20-45. https://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-00301002

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Kallis A. The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’: Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation. Fascism. 2014 Apr 12;3(1):20-45. doi: 10.1163/22116257-00301002

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Kallis, Aristotle. / The factory of illusions in the ‘Third Rome’ : Circus Maximus as a space of fascist simulation. In: Fascism. 2014 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 20-45.

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