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Fortresses of desire: Melrose Arch and the emergence of urban tourist spectacles

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  1. School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, P.O. Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Teresa Dirsuweit

  2. Webster University (Vienna), Berchtoldgasse 1, A1220, Vienna, Austria

    Florian Schattauer

  3. School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, P.O. Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Florian Schattauer

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Dirsuweit, T., Schattauer, F. Fortresses of desire: Melrose Arch and the emergence of urban tourist spectacles. GeoJournal 60, 239–247 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GEJO.0000034731.54824.e1

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