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In the multiverse what is real?: Luhmann, complexity and ANT

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In the multiverse what is real? Luhmann, complexity and ANT. / Mauthe, Barbara; Webb, Tom.
Luhman observed: radical theoretical encounters. ed. / Anders La Cour; Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2013. p. 243-262.

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Mauthe, B & Webb, T 2013, In the multiverse what is real? Luhmann, complexity and ANT. in A La Cour & A Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos (eds), Luhman observed: radical theoretical encounters. Palgrave, Basingstoke, pp. 243-262.

APA

Mauthe, B., & Webb, T. (2013). In the multiverse what is real? Luhmann, complexity and ANT. In A. La Cour, & A. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos (Eds.), Luhman observed: radical theoretical encounters (pp. 243-262). Palgrave.

Vancouver

Mauthe B, Webb T. In the multiverse what is real? Luhmann, complexity and ANT. In La Cour A, Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos A, editors, Luhman observed: radical theoretical encounters. Basingstoke: Palgrave. 2013. p. 243-262

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Mauthe, Barbara ; Webb, Tom. / In the multiverse what is real? Luhmann, complexity and ANT. Luhman observed: radical theoretical encounters. editor / Anders La Cour ; Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos. Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2013. pp. 243-262

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