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World Authorship. / Braun, Rebecca (Editor); Piper, Andrew (Editor).
In: Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2, 05.2015, p. 81-199.

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Braun, R & Piper, A (eds) 2015, 'World Authorship', Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 81-199. https://doi.org/10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.FM

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Braun, R., & Piper, A. (Eds.) (2015). World Authorship. Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, 51(2), 81-199. https://doi.org/10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.FM

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Braun R, (ed.), Piper A, (ed.). World Authorship. Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies. 2015 May;51(2):81-199. doi: 10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.FM

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Braun, Rebecca (Editor) ; Piper, Andrew (Editor). / World Authorship. In: Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies. 2015 ; Vol. 51, No. 2. pp. 81-199.

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