Mobility and cultural identity: African music and musicians in late-twentieth-century Paris

French Historical Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-508

  Winders, James A ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65849465692     PISSN: 00161071     EISSN: 15275493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00161071-2006-008     Document Type: Article

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