Tomorrowland: Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics

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Tomorrowland : Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics. / Manners, Ian James.

2018. Paper præsenteret ved ISA Annual Convention 2018, San Francisco, California, USA.

Publikation: Konferencebidrag › Paper › Forskning

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Manners, IJ 2018, 'Tomorrowland: Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics', Paper fremlagt ved ISA Annual Convention 2018, San Francisco, USA, 04/04/2018 - 08/04/2018.

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Manners, I. J. (2018). Tomorrowland: Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics. Paper præsenteret ved ISA Annual Convention 2018, San Francisco, California, USA.

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Manners IJ. Tomorrowland: Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics. 2018. Paper præsenteret ved ISA Annual Convention 2018, San Francisco, California, USA.

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Manners, Ian James. / Tomorrowland : Critical Social Theory of Planetary Politics. Paper præsenteret ved ISA Annual Convention 2018, San Francisco, California, USA.26 s.

Bibtex

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