Experiencing art from a field of rice: How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival

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Experiencing art from a field of rice : How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival. / Leung, Kei Yan; Thorsen, Line Marie.

I: Sociologia Ruralis, Bind 62, Nr. 3, 07.2022, s. 611-631.

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Leung, KY & Thorsen, LM 2022, 'Experiencing art from a field of rice: How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival', Sociologia Ruralis, bind 62, nr. 3, s. 611-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12379

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Leung, K. Y., & Thorsen, L. M. (2022). Experiencing art from a field of rice: How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival. Sociologia Ruralis, 62(3), 611-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12379

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Leung KY, Thorsen LM. Experiencing art from a field of rice: How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival. Sociologia Ruralis. 2022 jul.;62(3):611-631. https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12379

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Leung, Kei Yan ; Thorsen, Line Marie. / Experiencing art from a field of rice : How farmers relate to rural revitalisation and art at Japan's Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival. I: Sociologia Ruralis. 2022 ; Bind 62, Nr. 3. s. 611-631.

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