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Original Articles

“COME TO LIFE”: AUTHENTICITY, VALUE, AND THE CARNIVAL AS CULTURAL COMMODITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Pages 203-224 | Received 20 Jan 2005, Accepted 12 Apr 2006, Published online: 07 Feb 2007

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