Hip hop aesthetics and the will to culture1

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 50-70

  Maxwell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937266390     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.1997.tb00177.x     Document Type: Article

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