Boundaries and border wars: DES, technology, and environmental justice

American Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 791-814

  Sze, Julie ^a  

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EID: 70149111857     PISSN: 00030678     EISSN: 10806490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aq.2006.0070     Document Type: Review

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