Records and rumors: Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849)

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Records and rumors : Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849). / Skouvig, Laura.

In: Surveillance & Society, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2017, p. 314-325.

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Harvard

Skouvig, L 2017, 'Records and rumors: Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849)', Surveillance & Society, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 314-325. <http://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/records>

APA

Skouvig, L. (2017). Records and rumors: Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849). Surveillance & Society, 15(2), 314-325. http://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/records

Vancouver

Skouvig L. Records and rumors: Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849). Surveillance & Society. 2017;15(2):314-325.

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Skouvig, Laura. / Records and rumors : Surveillance and information in late absolutist Denmark (1770–1849). In: Surveillance & Society. 2017 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 314-325.

Bibtex

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