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Marx and World History. / Krätke, Michael R.
In: International Review of Social History, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2018, p. 91-125.

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Krätke, MR 2018, 'Marx and World History', International Review of Social History, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 91-125. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859017000657

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Krätke, M. R. (2018). Marx and World History. International Review of Social History, 63(1), 91-125. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859017000657

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Krätke MR. Marx and World History. International Review of Social History. 2018;63(1):91-125. doi: 10.1017/S0020859017000657

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Krätke, Michael R. / Marx and World History. In: International Review of Social History. 2018 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 91-125.

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