The geology of mankind? A critique of the anthropocene narrative

Anthropocene Review

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-69

  Malm, Andreas ^a   Hornborg, Alf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Inequality; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003936210     PISSN: 20530196     EISSN: 2053020X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2053019613516291     Document Type: Article

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