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State, identity, and the politics of music: Eurovision and nation-building in Azerbaijan

Murad Ismayilov University of Cambridge & Azerbaijan Diplomatic AcademyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 833-851 | Received 12 Mar 2012, Accepted 28 Jun 2012, Published online: 08 Jan 2013

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