Just science? Organizing scientist activism in the us environmental justice movement

Science as Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-469

  Frickel, Scott ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49249112947     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950543042000311814     Document Type: Article

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