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The end of the end of nature: the Anthropocene and the fate of the human

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The end of the end of nature: the Anthropocene and the fate of the human. / Szerszynski, Bronislaw.
In: Oxford Literary Review, Vol. 34, No. 2, 12.2012, p. 165-184.

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Szerszynski, B 2012, 'The end of the end of nature: the Anthropocene and the fate of the human', Oxford Literary Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 165-184. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2012.0040

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Szerszynski, B. (2012). The end of the end of nature: the Anthropocene and the fate of the human. Oxford Literary Review, 34(2), 165-184. https://doi.org/10.3366/olr.2012.0040

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Szerszynski B. The end of the end of nature: the Anthropocene and the fate of the human. Oxford Literary Review. 2012 Dec;34(2):165-184. doi: 10.3366/olr.2012.0040

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Szerszynski, Bronislaw. / The end of the end of nature : the Anthropocene and the fate of the human. In: Oxford Literary Review. 2012 ; Vol. 34, No. 2. pp. 165-184.

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