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The 2017 Social & Cultural Geography Plenary Lecture

From historical chains to derivative futures: Title registries as time machines

De chaînes historiques à des avenirs dérivés: les titres fonciers comme machines à remonter le temps

De cadenas históricas a futuros derivativos: registros de títulos como máquinas del tiempo

Pages 283-303 | Received 14 Nov 2017, Accepted 02 Mar 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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