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Theme Park Imitations: The Case of Happy World (Happy Valley Beijing) 主题公园的模仿:快乐世界(北京欢乐谷)

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0267

Filippo Carlà-Uhink, F. Freitag

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0272

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0270

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0271

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0268

Carissa Baker

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0261

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0257

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0252

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0258

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Cultural History Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.3366/cult.2022.0254

Aishwarya Ramachandran, P. Vertinsky

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