The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives

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The Beginning of an Idea about an End : On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. / Tarnowski, Jan Stefan.

I: Visual Anthropology, Bind 37, Nr. 1, 2024, s. 35-55.

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Tarnowski, JS 2024, 'The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives', Visual Anthropology, bind 37, nr. 1, s. 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

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Tarnowski, J. S. (2024). The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. Visual Anthropology, 37(1), 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

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Tarnowski JS. The Beginning of an Idea about an End: On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. Visual Anthropology. 2024;37(1):35-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949468.2023.2285217

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Tarnowski, Jan Stefan. / The Beginning of an Idea about an End : On Digital, Diasporic, Syrian Archives. I: Visual Anthropology. 2024 ; Bind 37, Nr. 1. s. 35-55.

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