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Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s.

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Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s. / Pooley, Colin.
In: Urban History, Vol. 31, No. 2, 08.2004, p. 210-228.

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Pooley, C 2004, 'Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s.', Urban History, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 210-228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926804002111

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Pooley, C. (2004). Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s. Urban History, 31(2), 210-228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926804002111

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Pooley C. Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s. Urban History. 2004 Aug;31(2):210-228. doi: 10.1017/S0963926804002111

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Pooley, Colin. / Getting to know the city: the construction of spatial knowledge in London in the 1930s. In: Urban History. 2004 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 210-228.

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