The Meaning of Small Things: Everyday Drama and History from Below (2025)

Bondebjerg, I. (2020). The Meaning of Small Things: Everyday Drama and History from Below. In Palgrave European Film and Media Studies (pp. 73-108). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. Palgrave European Film and Media Studies https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60496-7_4

The Meaning of Small Things : Everyday Drama and History from Below. / Bondebjerg, Ib.

Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2020. p. 73-108 (Palgrave European Film and Media Studies).

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Bondebjerg, I 2020, The Meaning of Small Things: Everyday Drama and History from Below. in Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., Palgrave European Film and Media Studies, pp. 73-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60496-7_4

Bondebjerg I. The Meaning of Small Things: Everyday Drama and History from Below. In Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2020. p. 73-108. (Palgrave European Film and Media Studies). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60496-7_4

Bondebjerg, Ib. / The Meaning of Small Things : Everyday Drama and History from Below. Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2020. pp. 73-108 (Palgrave European Film and Media Studies).

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