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“Autogangs”. Car Smuggle to Communist Poland in the 1980s Cover

“Autogangs”. Car Smuggle to Communist Poland in the 1980s

By: Karol Nawrocki  
Open Access
|Feb 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sho-2016-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2353-7515 | Journal ISSN: 0081-6485
Language: English
Page range: 167 - 182
Published on: Feb 7, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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