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Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England

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Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England. / Zambelli, Elena.
In: Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power , Vol. 30, No. 5, 03.09.2023, p. 725–743.

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Zambelli, E 2023, 'Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England', Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power , vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 725–743. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2021.1993007

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Zambelli, E. (2023). Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power , 30(5), 725–743. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2021.1993007

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Zambelli E. Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power . 2023 Sept 3;30(5):725–743. Epub 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.1080/1070289X.2021.1993007

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Zambelli, Elena. / Interracial couples and the phenomenology of race, place, and space in contemporary England. In: Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power . 2023 ; Vol. 30, No. 5. pp. 725–743.

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