The "West Indian" front room in the African Diaspora

Fashion Theory - Journal of Dress Body and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 397-414

  McMillan, Michael ^a,b  

^a London College of Printing   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54749131033     PISSN: 1362704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/136270403778052014     Document Type: Article

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