Representations of nature on the mongolian steppe : an investigation of scientific knowledge construction.

Extensive land degradation across the Mongolian steppe has prompted a variety of multinational and multidisciplinary research projects over recent years. The situation provides an important opportunity to investigate and illuminate some of the international, national, and local dimensions of scienti...

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Autor principal: Williams, Dee Mack
Formato: Analitica de revista
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Arlington American Antropological Association 2000
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