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The Nature of Circulation: The Urban Political Ecology of Chicago's Michigan Avenue Bridge, 1909-1930

Jason CookeUniversity of Toronto
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Robert LewisUniversity of Toronto
Pages 348-368 | Published online: 16 May 2013

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