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The emancipated city: notes on Gezi revolts

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The emancipated city: notes on Gezi revolts. / Diken, Bulent.
In: Journal for Cultural Research, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2014, p. 315-328.

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Diken, B 2014, 'The emancipated city: notes on Gezi revolts', Journal for Cultural Research, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2014.959306

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Diken, B. (2014). The emancipated city: notes on Gezi revolts. Journal for Cultural Research, 18(4), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2014.959306

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Diken B. The emancipated city: notes on Gezi revolts. Journal for Cultural Research. 2014;18(4):315-328. Epub 2014 Sept 17. doi: 10.1080/14797585.2014.959306

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Diken, Bulent. / The emancipated city : notes on Gezi revolts. In: Journal for Cultural Research. 2014 ; Vol. 18, No. 4. pp. 315-328.

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