Critique of Cartographic Reason: Tolstoj on the Media of War

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Critique of Cartographic Reason : Tolstoj on the Media of War. / Engberg-Pedersen, Anders.

I: Russian Literature, Bind 77, Nr. 3, 2015, s. 307-336.

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Engberg-Pedersen, A 2015, 'Critique of Cartographic Reason: Tolstoj on the Media of War', Russian Literature, bind 77, nr. 3, s. 307-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ruslit.2015.04.002

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Engberg-Pedersen, A. (2015). Critique of Cartographic Reason: Tolstoj on the Media of War. Russian Literature, 77(3), 307-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ruslit.2015.04.002

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Engberg-Pedersen A. Critique of Cartographic Reason: Tolstoj on the Media of War. Russian Literature. 2015;77(3):307-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ruslit.2015.04.002

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Engberg-Pedersen, Anders. / Critique of Cartographic Reason : Tolstoj on the Media of War. I: Russian Literature. 2015 ; Bind 77, Nr. 3. s. 307-336.

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