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Fabricating futures and the movement of objects. / Birtchnell, Thomas; Urry, John.
In: Mobilities, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2013, p. 388-405.

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Birtchnell, T & Urry, J 2013, 'Fabricating futures and the movement of objects', Mobilities, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 388-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2012.745697

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Birtchnell, T., & Urry, J. (2013). Fabricating futures and the movement of objects. Mobilities, 8(3), 388-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2012.745697

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Birtchnell T, Urry J. Fabricating futures and the movement of objects. Mobilities. 2013;8(3):388-405. Epub 2012 Nov 29. doi: 10.1080/17450101.2012.745697

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Birtchnell, Thomas ; Urry, John. / Fabricating futures and the movement of objects. In: Mobilities. 2013 ; Vol. 8, No. 3. pp. 388-405.

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