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Decolonising time: vernacular villages and the politics of heritage temporality Cover

Decolonising time: vernacular villages and the politics of heritage temporality

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|Jun 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.814 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Page range: 740 - 756
Submitted on: Mar 9, 2023
Accepted on: May 20, 2026
Published on: Jun 18, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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