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Inheritances Past and Future: Addressing the Everyday Legacy of War in Times of Militarisation Cover

Inheritances Past and Future: Addressing the Everyday Legacy of War in Times of Militarisation

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2228-0987 | Journal ISSN: 1736-6518
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