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Michaux: xenopathic ontology. / Saldanha, Arun.
In: Deleuze Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3, 08.2012, p. 411-437.

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Saldanha, A 2012, 'Michaux: xenopathic ontology', Deleuze Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 411-437. https://doi.org/10.3366/dls.2012.0072

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Saldanha A. Michaux: xenopathic ontology. Deleuze Studies. 2012 Aug;6(3):411-437. doi: 10.3366/dls.2012.0072

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Saldanha, Arun. / Michaux: xenopathic ontology. In: Deleuze Studies. 2012 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 411-437.

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