"The second city of the Empire": Colonial Dublin, 1911

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-163

  Christopher, A J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0010771940     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhge.1996.0047     Document Type: Article

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