Handbook on the Politics of Memory

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Handbook on the Politics of Memory. / Mälksoo, Maria (Editor).

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. 418 p.

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Mälksoo, M (ed.) 2023, Handbook on the Politics of Memory. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.

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Mälksoo, M. (Ed.) (2023). Handbook on the Politics of Memory. Edward Elgar Publishing.

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Mälksoo M, (ed.). Handbook on the Politics of Memory. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. 418 p.

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Mälksoo, Maria (Editor). / Handbook on the Politics of Memory. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. 418 p.

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