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Original Articles

The folkloric, the spectacular, and the institutionalized: touristifying ethnic minority dances on China's southwest frontiers

Pages 65-83 | Received 28 Aug 2011, Accepted 16 Jan 2012, Published online: 24 Feb 2012

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