Chemistry and power in recent American fiction

Hyle

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-66

  Ball, Philip ^a  

^a Nature   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemistry in literature; Chemistry in society; Fiction; Science and art

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745500458     PISSN: 14335158     EISSN: 14335158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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