City tour guides: Urban alchemists at work

City and Community

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-164

  Wynn, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 77954201431     PISSN: 15356841     EISSN: 15406040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6040.2010.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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