Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment

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Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment. / Bandak, Andreas.

In: Anthropology Today, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2023, p. 25-27.

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Bandak, A 2023, 'Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment', Anthropology Today, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 25-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12799

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Bandak, A. (2023). Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment. Anthropology Today, 39(2), 25-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12799

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Bandak A. Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment. Anthropology Today. 2023;39(2):25-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12799

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Bandak, Andreas. / Crisis, urgency, and the problem of discernment. In: Anthropology Today. 2023 ; Vol. 39, No. 2. pp. 25-27.

Bibtex

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