Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s. / Sukosd, Miklos.

I: Korean Journal of Communication Studies, Bind 20, Nr. 5, 2012, s. 61-86.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Sukosd, M 2012, 'Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s.', Korean Journal of Communication Studies, bind 20, nr. 5, s. 61-86.

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Sukosd, M. (2012). Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s. Korean Journal of Communication Studies, 20(5), 61-86.

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Sukosd M. Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s. Korean Journal of Communication Studies. 2012;20(5):61-86.

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Sukosd, Miklos. / Underground print culture and independent political communication in communist regimes: samizdat as typosphere in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s. I: Korean Journal of Communication Studies. 2012 ; Bind 20, Nr. 5. s. 61-86.

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