The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives

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The Beginning of an Idea about an End : On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. / Tarnowski, Jan Stefan.

In: Visual Anthropology, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2024, p. 35-55.

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Tarnowski, JS 2024, 'The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives', Visual Anthropology, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

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Tarnowski, J. S. (2024). The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. Visual Anthropology, 37(1), 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

Vancouver

Tarnowski JS. The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. Visual Anthropology. 2024;37(1):35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

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Tarnowski, Jan Stefan. / The Beginning of an Idea about an End : On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. In: Visual Anthropology. 2024 ; Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 35-55.

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