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Street names in Bucharest, 1990–1997

Exploring the modern historical geographies of post-socialist change

Bibliographic Data

ID11909683
AuthorsDonald Light (0000-0002-8069-8597, Liverpool Hope University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume30
Issue1
Pages154-172
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Historical Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-7488 • E-ISSN: 1095-8614
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0305-7488(02)00102-0
OpenAlexW2037040041
LanguageEN
Citations received104
References cited42

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