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Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not

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Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not. / Hird, Derek (Translator).
Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories. ed. / Petrus Liu; Lisa Rofel. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2024. p. 20-44 (Sinotheory).

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Harvard

2024, Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not. in P Liu & L Rofel (eds), Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories. Sinotheory, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, pp. 20-44. <https://www.dukeupress.edu/platinum-bible-of-the-public-toilet>

APA

Hird, D., (TRANS.) (2024). Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not. In P. Liu, & L. Rofel (Eds.), Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories (pp. 20-44). (Sinotheory). Duke University Press. https://www.dukeupress.edu/platinum-bible-of-the-public-toilet

Vancouver

Hird D. Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not. In Liu P, Rofel L, editors, Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 2024. p. 20-44. (Sinotheory).

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Hird, Derek. / Some Admire Wisdom, Others Do Not. Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories. editor / Petrus Liu ; Lisa Rofel. Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2024. pp. 20-44 (Sinotheory).

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