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Cultures at work: Why 'culture' matters in research on the 'cultural' industries

Chris Gibson Geography Program, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
Pages 201-215 | Published online: 05 Nov 2010

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