"If You Can't Hack 'em, Absorb 'em" or the Endless Dance of the Corporate Revolution

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"If You Can't Hack 'em, Absorb 'em" or the Endless Dance of the Corporate Revolution. / Bazzichelli, Tatiana.
Art, activism and recuperation. ed. / Geof Cox. Bristol: Arnolfini, 2010. p. 74-79 (Concept store; No. 3).

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Harvard

Bazzichelli, T 2010, "If You Can't Hack 'em, Absorb 'em" or the Endless Dance of the Corporate Revolution. in G Cox (ed.), Art, activism and recuperation. Concept store, no. 3, Arnolfini, Bristol, pp. 74-79.

APA

Bazzichelli, T. (2010). "If You Can't Hack 'em, Absorb 'em" or the Endless Dance of the Corporate Revolution. In G. Cox (Ed.), Art, activism and recuperation (pp. 74-79). (Concept store; No. 3). Arnolfini.

Vancouver

Bazzichelli T. "If You Can't Hack 'em, Absorb 'em" or the Endless Dance of the Corporate Revolution. In Cox G, editor, Art, activism and recuperation. Bristol: Arnolfini. 2010. p. 74-79. (Concept store; 3).

Bibtex

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