Marching Backwards into Battle: On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution

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Marching Backwards into Battle : On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution. / Tarnowski, Stefan.

In: Lexique Vivant de La Révolution et de La Guerre En Syrie, No. June, 2023, 2023.

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Tarnowski, S 2023, 'Marching Backwards into Battle: On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution', Lexique Vivant de La Révolution et de La Guerre En Syrie, no. June, 2023. https://doi.org/10.21428/3633fae9.900ad089

APA

Tarnowski, S. (2023). Marching Backwards into Battle: On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution. Lexique Vivant de La Révolution et de La Guerre En Syrie, (June, 2023). https://doi.org/10.21428/3633fae9.900ad089

Vancouver

Tarnowski S. Marching Backwards into Battle: On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution. Lexique Vivant de La Révolution et de La Guerre En Syrie. 2023;(June, 2023). https://doi.org/10.21428/3633fae9.900ad089

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Tarnowski, Stefan. / Marching Backwards into Battle : On the Use of Dignity / كرامة in the Syrian revolution. In: Lexique Vivant de La Révolution et de La Guerre En Syrie. 2023 ; No. June, 2023.

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