Raw data: Making relations matter

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Raw data : Making relations matter. / Walford, Antonia.

I: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, Bind 61, Nr. 2, 01.06.2017, s. 65-80.

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Walford, A 2017, 'Raw data: Making relations matter', Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, bind 61, nr. 2, s. 65-80. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2017.610205

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Walford, A. (2017). Raw data: Making relations matter. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, 61(2), 65-80. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2017.610205

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Walford A. Raw data: Making relations matter. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2017 jun. 1;61(2):65-80. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2017.610205

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Walford, Antonia. / Raw data : Making relations matter. I: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2017 ; Bind 61, Nr. 2. s. 65-80.

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