Anthropocene anthropology: Reconceptualizing contemporary global change

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 27-46

  Moore, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84956669475     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12332     Document Type: Article

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