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Book Title: Science, Society And The Environment: Applying Anthropology ...
Number of Pages: 178 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Science, Society and the Environment : Applying Anthropology and Physics to Sustainability
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ecology, Anthropology / General, Development / Sustainable Development
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Business & Economics, Social Science
Author: Michael R. Dove, Daniel M. Kammen
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
