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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

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Pages 153-177 | Published online: 18 Aug 2006

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