Making history in the second person: Post-touristic considerations for living historical interpretation

Theatre Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-312

  Magelssen, Scott ^a  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 70449775017     PISSN: 01922882     EISSN: 1086332X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tj.2006.0119     Document Type: Article

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