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Stacking wood and staying warm: time, temporality and housework around domestic heating systems. / Jalas, Mikko; Rinkinen, Jenny Maria.
In: Journal of Consumer Culture, Vol. 16, No. 1, 03.2016, p. 43-60.

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Jalas, M & Rinkinen, JM 2016, 'Stacking wood and staying warm: time, temporality and housework around domestic heating systems', Journal of Consumer Culture, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540513509639

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Jalas, M., & Rinkinen, J. M. (2016). Stacking wood and staying warm: time, temporality and housework around domestic heating systems. Journal of Consumer Culture, 16(1), 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540513509639

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Jalas M, Rinkinen JM. Stacking wood and staying warm: time, temporality and housework around domestic heating systems. Journal of Consumer Culture. 2016 Mar;16(1):43-60. Epub 2013 Nov 11. doi: 10.1177/1469540513509639

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Jalas, Mikko ; Rinkinen, Jenny Maria. / Stacking wood and staying warm : time, temporality and housework around domestic heating systems. In: Journal of Consumer Culture. 2016 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 43-60.

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