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Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature

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Precarious Worlds : Danish Colonialism and World Literature. / Baggesgaard, Mads Anders.

In: Journal of World Literature, Vol. 1, No. 4, 12.2016, p. 466-483.

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Harvard

Baggesgaard, MA 2016, 'Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature', Journal of World Literature, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 466-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00104009

APA

Baggesgaard, M. A. (2016). Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature. Journal of World Literature, 1(4), 466-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00104009

CBE

Baggesgaard MA. 2016. Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature. Journal of World Literature. 1(4):466-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00104009

MLA

Baggesgaard, Mads Anders. "Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature". Journal of World Literature. 2016, 1(4). 466-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00104009

Vancouver

Baggesgaard MA. Precarious Worlds: Danish Colonialism and World Literature. Journal of World Literature. 2016 Dec;1(4):466-483. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056480-00104009

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Baggesgaard, Mads Anders. / Precarious Worlds : Danish Colonialism and World Literature. In: Journal of World Literature. 2016 ; Vol. 1, No. 4. pp. 466-483.

Bibtex

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