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Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Knowledge at the Threshold

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Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Knowledge at the Threshold. / Clark, Nigel; Szerszynski, Bronislaw.
Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene. ed. / Amanda Machin; Marcel Wissenburg. Cheltenham and Camberley: Edward Elgar, 2025.

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Clark, N & Szerszynski, B 2025, Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Knowledge at the Threshold. in A Machin & M Wissenburg (eds), Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham and Camberley. <https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-environmental-political-theory-in-the-anthropocene-9781802208948.html>

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Clark, N., & Szerszynski, B. (in press). Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Knowledge at the Threshold. In A. Machin, & M. Wissenburg (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene Edward Elgar. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-environmental-political-theory-in-the-anthropocene-9781802208948.html

Vancouver

Clark N, Szerszynski B. Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences: Knowledge at the Threshold. In Machin A, Wissenburg M, editors, Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene. Cheltenham and Camberley: Edward Elgar. 2025

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Clark, Nigel ; Szerszynski, Bronislaw. / Interdisciplinarity and the Earth Sciences : Knowledge at the Threshold. Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene. editor / Amanda Machin ; Marcel Wissenburg. Cheltenham and Camberley : Edward Elgar, 2025.

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