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Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture.

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Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture. / Cronin, Anne M.
In: Cultural Studies, Vol. 20, No. 6, 01.11.2006, p. 574-598.

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Cronin, AM 2006, 'Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture.', Cultural Studies, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 574-598. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502380600973952

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Cronin, A. M. (2006). Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture. Cultural Studies, 20(6), 574-598. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502380600973952

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Cronin AM. Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture. Cultural Studies. 2006 Nov 1;20(6):574-598. doi: 10.1080/09502380600973952

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Cronin, Anne M. / Rags and refuse : the newspaper, empire, and nineteenth century commodity culture. In: Cultural Studies. 2006 ; Vol. 20, No. 6. pp. 574-598.

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