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Beyond the social construction of nature: rethinking political economies of the environment

✍ Scribed by Terry Marsden; Gavin Bridge; Phil McManus

Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
47 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1523-908X

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