‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’: Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak

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‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ : Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak. / Dvinge, Anne.

In: African and Black Diaspora, Vol. 7, No. 1, 18.11.2013, p. 10-21.

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Dvinge, A 2013, '‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’: Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak', African and Black Diaspora, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 10-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528631.2013.858916

APA

Dvinge, A. (2013). ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’: Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak. African and Black Diaspora, 7(1), 10-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528631.2013.858916

Vancouver

Dvinge A. ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’: Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak. African and Black Diaspora. 2013 Nov 18;7(1):10-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528631.2013.858916

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Dvinge, Anne. / ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ : Afro-Danish jazz band Harlem Kiddies and discourses of race and resistance in 1940s Denmak. In: African and Black Diaspora. 2013 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 10-21.

Bibtex

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