Crossing (Biometric) Borders: Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down

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Crossing (Biometric) Borders : Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down. / Simonsen, Anja.

I: Ethnos, Bind 87, Nr. 2, 2022, s. 306-320.

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Simonsen, A 2022, 'Crossing (Biometric) Borders: Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down', Ethnos, bind 87, nr. 2, s. 306-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1634616

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Simonsen, A. (2022). Crossing (Biometric) Borders: Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down. Ethnos, 87(2), 306-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1634616

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Simonsen A. Crossing (Biometric) Borders: Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down. Ethnos. 2022;87(2):306-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2019.1634616

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Simonsen, Anja. / Crossing (Biometric) Borders : Turning 'Gravity' Upside Down. I: Ethnos. 2022 ; Bind 87, Nr. 2. s. 306-320.

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