The Legalization of Everyday Life: Reflections on Law/fare, Politics, and the History of the Present

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The Legalization of Everyday Life: Reflections on Law/fare, Politics, and the History of the Present . / Comaroff, John; Kretschmann, Andrea.
in: Juridikum : Zeitschrift für Kritik - Recht - Gesellschaft, Jahrgang 2018, Nr. 2, 06.2018, S. 257-263.

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