From Iron Curtain to Timber-Belt Territory and Materiality at the Finnish-Russian Border

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ID3099237
AuthorsEeva Berglund (0000-0003-0269-562X, Goldsmiths University of London, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume30
Issue2
Publication date2000-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.903
OpenAlexW2511345229
LanguageEN
Citations received1

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