An ethics of dwelling and a politics of world-building: A critical response to ordinary ethics

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 746-764

  Zigon, Jarrett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84931060951     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12133     Document Type: Article

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