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Orientalism, Arab Jewish identity(ies) and modernity in British Mandate Palestine viewed through the archive of master musician Azuri Effendi/Ezra Aharon

Nili Belkinda Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-8326-5472View further author information
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Edwin Seroussia Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel;b Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-26 | Published online: 24 Apr 2024

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