Pre-enacting the next war: the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age

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Pre-enacting the next war : the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age. / Sylvest, Casper.

I: Cold War History, Bind 22, Nr. 1, 12.01.2022, s. 79-102.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Sylvest, C 2022, 'Pre-enacting the next war: the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age', Cold War History, bind 22, nr. 1, s. 79-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2021.1874932

APA

Sylvest, C. (2022). Pre-enacting the next war: the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age. Cold War History, 22(1), 79-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2021.1874932

Vancouver

Sylvest C. Pre-enacting the next war: the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age. Cold War History. 2022 jan. 12;22(1):79-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2021.1874932

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Sylvest, Casper. / Pre-enacting the next war : the visual culture of Danish civil defence in the early nuclear age. I: Cold War History. 2022 ; Bind 22, Nr. 1. s. 79-102.

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