Constructing rBST in Canada: Biotechnology, instability and the management of nature

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-341

  Jones, Kevin Edson ^a  

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EID: 0034196079     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3341645     Document Type: Article

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