East end localism and urban decay: Shoreditch's re-emerging gay scene

London Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-71

  Andersson, Johan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURE; ESTHETICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

CAMDEN [LONDON]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SOHO; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350312834     PISSN: 03058034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174963209X398144     Document Type: Article

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