Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement

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Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement. / Jefferson, Andrew; Turner, Simon; Jensen, Steffen.

In: Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 84, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 1-13.

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Jefferson, A, Turner, S & Jensen, S 2019, 'Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement', Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1544917

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Jefferson, A., Turner, S., & Jensen, S. (2019). Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement. Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, 84(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1544917

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Jefferson A, Turner S, Jensen S. Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement. Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology. 2019 Jan;84(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1544917

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Jefferson, Andrew ; Turner, Simon ; Jensen, Steffen. / Introduction: Stuckness and Sites of Confinement. In: Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology. 2019 ; Vol. 84, No. 1. pp. 1-13.

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