Reading comics for the field of International Relations: Theory, method and the Bosnian War

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Reading comics for the field of International Relations : Theory, method and the Bosnian War. / Hansen, Lene.

In: European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2017, p. 581-608.

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Hansen, L 2017, 'Reading comics for the field of International Relations: Theory, method and the Bosnian War', European Journal of International Relations, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 581-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066116656763

APA

Hansen, L. (2017). Reading comics for the field of International Relations: Theory, method and the Bosnian War. European Journal of International Relations, 23(3), 581-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066116656763

Vancouver

Hansen L. Reading comics for the field of International Relations: Theory, method and the Bosnian War. European Journal of International Relations. 2017;23(3):581-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066116656763

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Hansen, Lene. / Reading comics for the field of International Relations : Theory, method and the Bosnian War. In: European Journal of International Relations. 2017 ; Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 581-608.

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