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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-05-22

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Liminal Nostalgia: Internet Cafés, Immobile Millennials, and Suspended Identity in Hebei, China 阈限怀旧：网络咖啡、不流动的千禧一代和中国河北的暂缓身份

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-05-16 DOI: 10.1111/ciso.70033

Shenghao Xing

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-05-16

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Rusting Bodies: De-Industrialization, Decay and the Making of a Biomedical Corridor 生锈的身体：去工业化、腐烂和生物医学走廊的形成

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-05-16 DOI: 10.1111/ciso.70032

Sanaullah Khan

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-05-16

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-04-13

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“Here, We Are Middle Class”: Aspirational Materialities and Boundary Work in Self-Constructed Neighborhoods in Bogotá “在这里，我们是中产阶级”：波哥大自建社区的理想物质和边界工作<e:1>

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-04-13 DOI: 10.1111/ciso.70030

Sandra Pulido-Chaparro

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-04-13

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“Cleaning” Exarchia: Gentrification, Racialization, and Criminalization of Dissent in a Central Athenian Neighborhood

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ciso.70029

Georgina Christou

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City & Society Pub Date : 2026-03-12

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