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Traces of a mobile field: ten years of mobilities research. / Faulconbridge, James; Hui, Allison.
In: Mobilities, Vol. 11, No. 1, 30.01.2016, p. 1-14.

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Faulconbridge J, Hui A. Traces of a mobile field: ten years of mobilities research. Mobilities. 2016 Jan 30;11(1):1-14. Epub 2016 Jan 8. doi: 10.1080/17450101.2015.1103534

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Faulconbridge, James ; Hui, Allison. / Traces of a mobile field : ten years of mobilities research. In: Mobilities. 2016 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 1-14.

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