The geographies of thanatourism

Geography

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-27

  Johnston, Tony ^a  

^a Technological University of the Shannon:Midlands Midwest   (Ireland)

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EID: 85013966923     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: 20436564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167487.2015.12093950     Document Type: Article

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