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One thousand and one nights of tango: Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East

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One thousand and one nights of tango: Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East. / Bennett, Kirsty.
In: Atlantic Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, 02.01.2020, p. 65-90.

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Bennett, K 2020, 'One thousand and one nights of tango: Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East', Atlantic Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 65-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/14788810.2019.1704144

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Bennett, K. (2020). One thousand and one nights of tango: Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East. Atlantic Studies, 17(1), 65-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/14788810.2019.1704144

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Bennett K. One thousand and one nights of tango: Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East. Atlantic Studies. 2020 Jan 2;17(1):65-90. doi: 10.1080/14788810.2019.1704144

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Bennett, Kirsty. / One thousand and one nights of tango : Moving between Argentina, North Africa, and the Middle East. In: Atlantic Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 65-90.

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