Transport history, 1945-95 the rise of a topic to maturity

Journal of Transport History

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-121

  Armstrong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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ECONOMIC HISTORY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION HISTORY;

EID: 0031729636     PISSN: 00225266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002252669801900204     Document Type: Article

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94. id.,
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96. The clearest and most recent exposition is in Barker and Gerhold, The Rise and Rise.
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