Disasters, Vulnerability, and Narratives: Writing Haiti’s Futures, by Kasia Mika
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عنوان ژورنال: New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1382-2373,2213-4360
DOI: 10.1163/22134360-09401041