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Book Title: The Ethics Of Intensification: Agricultural Development And ...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Julie Eckinger
Publication Name: Ethics of Intensification : Agricultural Development and Cultural Change
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2008
Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 40.6 Oz
Number of Pages: Xii, 231 Pages
