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- 1 2 Ward, Annalee R. (January 2010). Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Film. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292773936.
- ↑ Giere, Carol de (September 1, 2008). Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 326–. ISBN 9781458414168.
- ↑ Ono, Kent A. (2009). Contemporary Media Culture and the Remnants of a Colonial Past. Peter Lang. pp. 108–. ISBN 9780820479392.
- ↑ Rollins, Peter C.; O'Connor, John E. (September 29, 2010). Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813137957.
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