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Aboriginal cosmopolitanism. / Clark, Nigel.
In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol. 32, No. 3, 09.2008, p. 737-744.

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Clark, N 2008, 'Aboriginal cosmopolitanism', International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 737-744. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00811.x

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Clark, N. (2008). Aboriginal cosmopolitanism. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 32(3), 737-744. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00811.x

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Clark N. Aboriginal cosmopolitanism. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2008 Sept;32(3):737-744. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00811.x

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Clark, Nigel. / Aboriginal cosmopolitanism. In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 2008 ; Vol. 32, No. 3. pp. 737-744.

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