Anthropocentric distance in National Geographic's environmental aesthetic

Environmental Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-224

  Todd, Anne Marie ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic; Africa; Anthropocentrism; Environment; National Geographic; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650227739     PISSN: 17524032     EISSN: 17524040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17524030903522371     Document Type: Article

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