Music festivals and regional development in Australia

Music Festivals and Regional Development in Australia

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-237

  Gibson, Chris ^a   Connell, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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