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Hacker States. / Follis, Luca; Fish, Adam Richard.
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2020. 264 p. (The Information Society Series).

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Harvard

Follis, L & Fish, AR 2020, Hacker States. The Information Society Series, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/hacker-states>

APA

Follis, L., & Fish, A. R. (2020). Hacker States. (The Information Society Series). MIT Press. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/hacker-states

Vancouver

Follis L, Fish AR. Hacker States. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2020. 264 p. (The Information Society Series).

Author

Follis, Luca ; Fish, Adam Richard. / Hacker States. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2020. 264 p. (The Information Society Series).

Bibtex

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