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In defense of the dead: materializing a garden of remembrance in South London

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In defense of the dead: materializing a garden of remembrance in South London. / Berns, Steph.
In: Material Religion, Vol. 12, No. 2, 06.2016, p. 165-188.

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Berns, S 2016, 'In defense of the dead: materializing a garden of remembrance in South London', Material Religion, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 165-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2016.1172762

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Berns, S. (2016). In defense of the dead: materializing a garden of remembrance in South London. Material Religion, 12(2), 165-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2016.1172762

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Berns S. In defense of the dead: materializing a garden of remembrance in South London. Material Religion. 2016 Jun;12(2):165-188. Epub 2016 Jun 22. doi: 10.1080/17432200.2016.1172762

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Berns, Steph. / In defense of the dead : materializing a garden of remembrance in South London. In: Material Religion. 2016 ; Vol. 12, No. 2. pp. 165-188.

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