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The post-ecologist condition: irony as symptom and cure. / Szerszynski, Bronislaw.
In: Environmental Politics, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2007, p. 337-355.

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Szerszynski B. The post-ecologist condition: irony as symptom and cure. Environmental Politics. 2007;16(2):337-355. doi: 10.1080/09644010701211965

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Szerszynski, Bronislaw. / The post-ecologist condition : irony as symptom and cure. In: Environmental Politics. 2007 ; Vol. 16, No. 2. pp. 337-355.

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