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Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham

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Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham. / Palmer, Clare A.
In: Social and Cultural Geography, Vol. 3, No. 1, 03.2002, p. 25-38.

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Palmer, CA 2002, 'Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham', Social and Cultural Geography, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360120114125

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Palmer, C. A. (2002). Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham. Social and Cultural Geography, 3(1), 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360120114125

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Palmer CA. Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham. Social and Cultural Geography. 2002 Mar;3(1):25-38. doi: 10.1080/14649360120114125

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Palmer, Clare A. / Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham. In: Social and Cultural Geography. 2002 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 25-38.

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