Do it yourself: Democracy and design

Journal of Design History

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Atkinson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61449316310     PISSN: 09524649     EISSN: 17417279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jdh/epk001     Document Type: Article

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