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Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class: response to Levins

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Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class: response to Levins. / Tyfield, David.
In: International Critical Thought, Vol. 4, No. 2, 06.2014, p. 241-254.

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Tyfield, D 2014, 'Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class: response to Levins', International Critical Thought, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/21598282.2014.906813

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Tyfield, D. (2014). Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class: response to Levins. International Critical Thought, 4(2), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/21598282.2014.906813

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Tyfield D. Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class: response to Levins. International Critical Thought. 2014 Jun;4(2):241-254. doi: 10.1080/21598282.2014.906813

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Tyfield, David. / Complexity, knowledge politics and the remaking of class : response to Levins. In: International Critical Thought. 2014 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 241-254.

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