Engaged World-Making: Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands

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Engaged World-Making : Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands. / Robertson, Maria Louise Bønnelykke; Rubow, Cecilie.

Anthropology and Nature. ed. / Kirsten Hastrup. New York : Routledge, 2013. p. 62-78 (Routledge Studies in Anthropology; No. 14).

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Harvard

Robertson, MLB & Rubow, C 2013, Engaged World-Making: Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands. in K Hastrup (ed.), Anthropology and Nature. Routledge, New York, Routledge Studies in Anthropology, no. 14, pp. 62-78.

APA

Robertson, M. L. B., & Rubow, C. (2013). Engaged World-Making: Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands. In K. Hastrup (Ed.), Anthropology and Nature (pp. 62-78). Routledge. Routledge Studies in Anthropology No. 14

Vancouver

Robertson MLB, Rubow C. Engaged World-Making: Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands. In Hastrup K, editor, Anthropology and Nature. New York: Routledge. 2013. p. 62-78. (Routledge Studies in Anthropology; No. 14).

Author

Robertson, Maria Louise Bønnelykke ; Rubow, Cecilie. / Engaged World-Making : Movements of Sand, Sea, and People at Two Pacific Islands. Anthropology and Nature. editor / Kirsten Hastrup. New York : Routledge, 2013. pp. 62-78 (Routledge Studies in Anthropology; No. 14).

Bibtex

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