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'That awful place was home': reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum

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'That awful place was home': reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum. / Parr, Hester; Philo, Chris; Burns, Nicola.
In: Scottish Geographical Journal, Vol. 119, No. 4, 2003, p. 341-360.

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Parr, H, Philo, C & Burns, N 2003, ''That awful place was home': reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum', Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 119, no. 4, pp. 341-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369220318737183

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Parr, H., Philo, C., & Burns, N. (2003). 'That awful place was home': reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum. Scottish Geographical Journal, 119(4), 341-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369220318737183

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Parr H, Philo C, Burns N. 'That awful place was home': reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum. Scottish Geographical Journal. 2003;119(4):341-360. doi: 10.1080/00369220318737183

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Parr, Hester ; Philo, Chris ; Burns, Nicola. / 'That awful place was home' : reflections on the contested meanings of Craig Dunain asylum. In: Scottish Geographical Journal. 2003 ; Vol. 119, No. 4. pp. 341-360.

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