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Reclaiming the Rural Artefact: The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access

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Reclaiming the Rural Artefact: The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access . / Mayfield, Benjamin.
In: Law and Humanities, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2010, p. 251-273.

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Mayfield, B 2010, 'Reclaiming the Rural Artefact: The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access ', Law and Humanities, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 251-273. https://doi.org/10.5235/175214810793153869

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Mayfield, B. (2010). Reclaiming the Rural Artefact: The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access . Law and Humanities, 4(2), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.5235/175214810793153869

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Mayfield B. Reclaiming the Rural Artefact: The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access . Law and Humanities. 2010;4(2):251-273. doi: 10.5235/175214810793153869

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Mayfield, Benjamin. / Reclaiming the Rural Artefact : The Role of Aesthetics, Environmentalism and Food Security in the Emergence of the Law on Open Access . In: Law and Humanities. 2010 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 251-273.

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