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Revolt as pure politics – and the subject. / Diken, Bulent.
In: Third Text, Vol. 25, No. 5, 2011, p. 539-551.

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Diken, B 2011, 'Revolt as pure politics – and the subject', Third Text, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 539-551. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528822.2011.608958

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Diken, B. (2011). Revolt as pure politics – and the subject. Third Text, 25(5), 539-551. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528822.2011.608958

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Diken B. Revolt as pure politics – and the subject. Third Text. 2011;25(5):539-551. doi: 10.1080/09528822.2011.608958

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Diken, Bulent. / Revolt as pure politics – and the subject. In: Third Text. 2011 ; Vol. 25, No. 5. pp. 539-551.

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