Reading Desires: Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy

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Reading Desires : Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy. / Korsby, Trine Mygind.

I: Migration and Society, Bind 6, 2023, s. 57-69.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Korsby, TM 2023, 'Reading Desires: Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy', Migration and Society, bind 6, s. 57-69. https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060106

APA

Korsby, T. M. (2023). Reading Desires: Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy. Migration and Society, 6, 57-69. https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060106

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Korsby TM. Reading Desires: Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy. Migration and Society. 2023;6:57-69. https://doi.org/10.3167/arms.2023.060106

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Korsby, Trine Mygind. / Reading Desires : Romanian pimps striving for success in the transnational street economy. I: Migration and Society. 2023 ; Bind 6. s. 57-69.

Bibtex

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