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‘We are analogue in a digital world’: an anthropological exploration of ontologies and uncertainties around the proposed Konza Techno City near Nairobi, Kenya

Nous sommes analogues dans un monde numérique: Une exploration anthropologique des ontologies et incertitudes concernant la proposition de Ville technologique de Konza près de Nairobi, au Kenya

Pages 210-225 | Received 22 Sep 2015, Accepted 21 Aug 2016, Published online: 16 Jun 2017

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