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Tim Cresswell

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  • Tim Cresswell

    Tim Cresswell is the author or editor of a dozen books on the role of space, place and mobility in social and cultural life. He is also a widely published poet with three collections – most recently Plastiglomerate (Penned in the Margins, 2020).

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