The Confines of Time: On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine

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The Confines of Time : On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine. / Jefferson, Andrew; Segal, Lotte Buch.

I: Ethnos, Bind 84, Nr. 1, 02.01.2019, s. 96-112.

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Jefferson, A & Segal, LB 2019, 'The Confines of Time: On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine', Ethnos, bind 84, nr. 1, s. 96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1548497

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Jefferson, A., & Segal, L. B. (2019). The Confines of Time: On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine. Ethnos, 84(1), 96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1548497

Vancouver

Jefferson A, Segal LB. The Confines of Time: On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine. Ethnos. 2019 jan. 2;84(1):96-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1548497

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Jefferson, Andrew ; Segal, Lotte Buch. / The Confines of Time : On the Ebbing Away of Futures in Sierra Leone and Palestine. I: Ethnos. 2019 ; Bind 84, Nr. 1. s. 96-112.

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