AJRG: A tribute

Andrew Williams; Stephen Chan

doi:10.1080/13600826.2018.1450733

AJRG: A tribute

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-138
Number of pages	12
Journal	Global Society
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13600826.2018.1450733
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2018

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