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The Modernist, No.45, Municipal. / Brook, Richard.
In: The Modernist, Vol. M, No. 4, 15.12.2022, p. 2-3.

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Brook, R 2022, 'The Modernist, No.45, Municipal', The Modernist, vol. M, no. 4, pp. 2-3. <https://the-modernist.org/collections/the-modernist-magazine/products/copy-of-the-modernist-magazine-issue-45-municipal >

APA

Brook, R. (2022). The Modernist, No.45, Municipal. The Modernist, M(4), 2-3. https://the-modernist.org/collections/the-modernist-magazine/products/copy-of-the-modernist-magazine-issue-45-municipal

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Brook R. The Modernist, No.45, Municipal. The Modernist. 2022 Dec 15;M(4):2-3.

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Brook, Richard. / The Modernist, No.45, Municipal. In: The Modernist. 2022 ; Vol. M, No. 4. pp. 2-3.

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