Southern Cities—How Exceptional?

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 692-706

  Scherzer, Kenneth A ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84998080771     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009614420002600509     Document Type: Review

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