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New Horizons and new Challenges: Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18

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New Horizons and new Challenges: Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18. / Taylor, John.
In: Northern History, Vol. 59, No. 1, 30.06.2022, p. 116-136.

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Taylor, J 2022, 'New Horizons and new Challenges: Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18', Northern History, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 116-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2022.2041946

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Taylor, J. (2022). New Horizons and new Challenges: Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18. Northern History, 59(1), 116-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2022.2041946

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Taylor J. New Horizons and new Challenges: Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18. Northern History. 2022 Jun 30;59(1):116-136. Epub 2022 Mar 16. doi: 10.1080/0078172x.2022.2041946

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Taylor, John. / New Horizons and new Challenges : Developments in the Modern Languages in the University of Leeds, 1914–18. In: Northern History. 2022 ; Vol. 59, No. 1. pp. 116-136.

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