Transgressive Solidarity: From Europe’s Cities to the Mediterranean Sea
By: Daniela DeBono and Ċetta Mainwaring
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.360 | Journal eISSN: 1799-649X
Language: English
Page range: 90 - 106
Submitted on: Aug 30, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2020
Published on: Nov 26, 2020
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