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Mob Justice and ‘The Civilized Commodity’. / Neimark, Benjamin; Osterhoudt, Sarah ; Blum, Lloyd et al.
In: The Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 48, No. 4, 30.06.2021, p. 734-753.

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Neimark, B, Osterhoudt, S, Blum, L & Healy , T 2021, 'Mob Justice and ‘The Civilized Commodity’', The Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 734-753. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2019.1680543

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Neimark, B., Osterhoudt, S., Blum, L., & Healy , T. (2021). Mob Justice and ‘The Civilized Commodity’. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 48(4), 734-753. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2019.1680543

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Neimark B, Osterhoudt S, Blum L, Healy T. Mob Justice and ‘The Civilized Commodity’. The Journal of Peasant Studies. 2021 Jun 30;48(4):734-753. Epub 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2019.1680543

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Neimark, Benjamin ; Osterhoudt, Sarah ; Blum, Lloyd et al. / Mob Justice and ‘The Civilized Commodity’. In: The Journal of Peasant Studies. 2021 ; Vol. 48, No. 4. pp. 734-753.

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