Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique

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Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique. / Sørensen, Birgitte Refslund; Weisdorf, Matti.

I: Ethnos - Journal of Anthropology, Bind 86, Nr. 4: Studying the Military, 2021, s. 632-653.

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Sørensen, BR & Weisdorf, M 2021, 'Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique', Ethnos - Journal of Anthropology, bind 86, nr. 4: Studying the Military, s. 632-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1688373

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Sørensen, B. R., & Weisdorf, M. (2021). Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique. Ethnos - Journal of Anthropology, 86(4: Studying the Military), 632-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1688373

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Sørensen BR, Weisdorf M. Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique. Ethnos - Journal of Anthropology. 2021;86(4: Studying the Military):632-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1688373

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Sørensen, Birgitte Refslund ; Weisdorf, Matti. / Awkward Moments in the Anthropology of the Military and the (Im)possibility of Critique. I: Ethnos - Journal of Anthropology. 2021 ; Bind 86, Nr. 4: Studying the Military. s. 632-653.

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