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Liverpool : past, present and future. / Pooley, Colin.
In: Urban History, Vol. 35, No. 3, 12.2008, p. 497-501.

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Pooley C. Liverpool : past, present and future. Urban History. 2008 Dec;35(3):497-501. doi: 10.1017/S0963926808005750

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Pooley, Colin. / Liverpool : past, present and future. In: Urban History. 2008 ; Vol. 35, No. 3. pp. 497-501.

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