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Archaeological Tourism as a Signpost to National Identity

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Stritch, D. (2006). Archaeological Tourism as a Signpost to National Identity. In: Russell, I. (eds) Images, Representations and Heritage. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32216-7_2

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