The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web
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Sangeet Kumar., & Sangeet Kumar|AUTHOR. (2021). The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web . Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sangeet Kumar and Sangeet Kumar|AUTHOR. 2021. The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control On the Global Web. Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sangeet Kumar and Sangeet Kumar|AUTHOR. The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control On the Global Web Indiana University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sangeet Kumar, and Sangeet Kumar|AUTHOR. The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control On the Global Web Indiana University Press, 2021.
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Full title | digital frontier infrastructures of control on the global web |
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