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In the round: the circular heritage of country music

Aleen Leigh StantonDepartment of Archaeology, University of York, York, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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John SchofieldDepartment of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK
Pages 1034-1054 | Received 06 Apr 2018, Accepted 23 Nov 2018, Published online: 17 Dec 2018

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