Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards: the grand narrative of Somali piracy

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Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards : the grand narrative of Somali piracy. / Bueger, Christian.

I: Third World Quarterly, Bind 34, Nr. 10, 01.11.2013, s. 1811-1827.

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Bueger, C 2013, 'Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards: the grand narrative of Somali piracy', Third World Quarterly, bind 34, nr. 10, s. 1811-1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.851896

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Bueger, C. (2013). Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards: the grand narrative of Somali piracy. Third World Quarterly, 34(10), 1811-1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.851896

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Bueger C. Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards: the grand narrative of Somali piracy. Third World Quarterly. 2013 nov. 1;34(10):1811-1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.851896

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Bueger, Christian. / Practice, Pirates and Coast Guards : the grand narrative of Somali piracy. I: Third World Quarterly. 2013 ; Bind 34, Nr. 10. s. 1811-1827.

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