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The Disappearance of Malaria from the East Anglian Fens 东盎格鲁沼泽地区疟疾的消失

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2006.2.2.109

T. Williamson

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The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2006.2.1.3

M. Barke, L. Lao

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Medicine and Rural Health Care in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Europe 19世纪和20世纪初欧洲的医学和农村卫生保健

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2006-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2006.2.2.7

S. Cherry

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Black Urban Leisure Pursuits and Cultural Identity in Eighteenth-Century South Carolina and Georgia 18世纪南卡罗来纳和乔治亚州黑人城市休闲追求与文化认同

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/JRL.2005.1.1.83

Will Boulware

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The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2005.1.2.3

Richard E. Sharpless

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Puerto Rico: Sport and the Restoration of National Pride 波多黎各:体育和民族自豪感的恢复

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2005.1.1.107

G. Gems

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Fort Custer and the Village of Augusta, Michigan, 1939 to 1941 卡斯特堡和奥古斯塔村，密歇根州，1939年至1941年

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2005.1.2.21

R. Duke

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Wembley, the Rugby League Cup Final and Northern English Identity 温布利，橄榄球联赛杯决赛和英格兰北部身份

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/JRL.2005.1.1.28

T. Collins

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Film in the English Regions 英国地区的电影

The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2005.1.2.52

Redfern Nick

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The International Journal of Regional and Local Studies Pub Date : 2005-01-01 DOI: 10.1179/jrl.2005.1.1.3

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