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‘You might understand Toronto’: tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing

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‘You might understand Toronto’: tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing. / Smith, William Leon.
In: British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2016, p. 153-173.

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Smith, WL 2016, '‘You might understand Toronto’: tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing', British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 153-173. https://doi.org/10.3828/bjcs.2016.8

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Smith, W. L. (2016). ‘You might understand Toronto’: tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing. British Journal of Canadian Studies, 29(2), 153-173. https://doi.org/10.3828/bjcs.2016.8

Vancouver

Smith WL. ‘You might understand Toronto’: tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing. British Journal of Canadian Studies. 2016;29(2):153-173. doi: 10.3828/bjcs.2016.8

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Smith, William Leon. / ‘You might understand Toronto’ : tracing the histories of writing on Toronto writing. In: British Journal of Canadian Studies. 2016 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 153-173.

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