Plastic Asia: Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries

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Plastic Asia : Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries. / Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle; Brox, Trine.

In: Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 40, No. 1, 05.2022, p. 5-22.

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, SA & Brox, T 2022, 'Plastic Asia: Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries', Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 5-22. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v40i1.6554

APA

Abrahms-Kavunenko, S. A., & Brox, T. (2022). Plastic Asia: Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, 40(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v40i1.6554

Vancouver

Abrahms-Kavunenko SA, Brox T. Plastic Asia: Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2022 May;40(1):5-22. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v40i1.6554

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Abrahms-Kavunenko, Saskia Adelle ; Brox, Trine. / Plastic Asia : Material Ambiguities and Cultural Imaginaries. In: Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies. 2022 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 5-22.

Bibtex

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