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Original Articles

Sports, Music, Entertainment and the Destination Branding of Post-Fordist Detroit

(Assistant Professor)
Pages 195-206 | Received 02 Jan 2008, Accepted 14 Apr 2008, Published online: 12 Jan 2015

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