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The urban history of the medieval Low Countries: research trends and new perspectives (2011–2018)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2019

Jeroen Puttevils
Jeroen Puttevils*
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Centre for Urban History, University of Antwerp, Sint-Jacobsmarkt 13 (box S.J. 005), Antwerp, Belgium
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Review of recent theses
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Urban History , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , August 2019 , pp. 542 - 554
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