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‘Their finest hour’: older people, oral histories, and the historical geography of social life

«Leur heure de gloire»: les personnes âgées, les histoires orales, et la géographie historique de la vie sociale

‘Su mejor momento’: gente mayor, historias orales y la geografía histórica de la vida social

Gavin J. Andrews University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, 155 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1P8, Canada E-mail: [email protected]
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Robin A. Kearns University of Auckland, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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Pia Kontos Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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Viv Wilson University of Toronto, Faculty of Nursing, 155 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1P8, Canada E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 153-177 | Published online: 18 Aug 2006

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