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The ‘trouble’ with gender. / Aston, Elaine.
In: Studies in Theatre and Performance, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2000, p. 24-30.

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Harvard

Aston, E 2000, 'The ‘trouble’ with gender', Studies in Theatre and Performance, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2000.10807021

APA

Aston, E. (2000). The ‘trouble’ with gender. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 20(1), 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2000.10807021

Vancouver

Aston E. The ‘trouble’ with gender. Studies in Theatre and Performance. 2000;20(1):24-30. doi: 10.1080/14682761.2000.10807021

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Aston, Elaine. / The ‘trouble’ with gender. In: Studies in Theatre and Performance. 2000 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 24-30.

Bibtex

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