Concentrating the “Dangerous Classes”: The Cultural and Material Foundations of British Camps

Aidan Forth

doi:10.1525/california/9780520293960.003.0002

Concentrating the “Dangerous Classes”: The Cultural and Material Foundations of British Camps

Aidan Forth

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Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Concentrating the “Dangerous Classes”: The Cultural and Material Foundations of British Camps
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520293960.003.0002
State	Published - Oct 17 2017

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