Presidential Address



Abstract

Presidential Address delivered to the IASA General Assembly on August 17, 2015, Seoul, South Korea.


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Published : 2016-11-15


MarianiG. (2016). Presidential Address. Review of International American Studies, 9(2). Retrieved from https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RIAS/article/view/4974

Giorgio Mariani  giorgio.mariani@uniroma1.it
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