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Special Section: Geographies of Dying and Death

And now the end is near: enlivening and politizising the geographies of dying, death and mourning

Et maintenant la fin approche: revitaliser et politiser les géographies du trépas, de la mort et du deuil

Y ahora, el final está cerca: actualizando y politizando las geografías de morir, muerte y duelo

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Pages 153-165 | Received 29 Oct 2015, Accepted 04 Dec 2015, Published online: 04 Mar 2016

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