The turbulence of images: On imagery, media and ethnographic discourse

The turbulence of images: On imagery, media and ethnographic discourse
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图像的动荡:论图像、媒体和民族志话语

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10.1080/08949468.1997.9966703
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1997
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通讯作者:
I. Strecker
I. Strecker
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