Memories in Motion: The Irish Dancing Body

Body & Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 45-62

  Wulff, Helena ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 34247657480     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X05058019     Document Type: Article

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