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People, Place, and Region

Practicing Geographical Uniqueness: The Geopolitics of Prenegotiation and Icelandic Accession to the European Union

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Pages 1437-1451 | Received 01 Aug 2011, Accepted 01 May 2012, Published online: 27 Aug 2012

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