A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body.

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A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body. / Baker, Charlotte.
Bodies of Thought. ed. / Dominic Janes. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. p. 71-83.

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Baker, C 2007, A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body. in D Janes (ed.), Bodies of Thought. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, pp. 71-83. <http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Back-to-the-Future-of-the-Body.htm>

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Baker, C. (2007). A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body. In D. Janes (Ed.), Bodies of Thought (pp. 71-83). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Back-to-the-Future-of-the-Body.htm

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Baker C. A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body. In Janes D, editor, Bodies of Thought. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2007. p. 71-83

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Baker, Charlotte. / A constantly shifting identity : the problematic nature of the albino body. Bodies of Thought. editor / Dominic Janes. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. pp. 71-83

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