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Moral Economies of Life and Death: Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen

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Moral Economies of Life and Death: Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen. / Cardwell, Emma.
In: Catalyst: Feminism, theory, technoscience, Vol. 9, No. 1, 05.04.2023.

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Cardwell, E 2023, 'Moral Economies of Life and Death: Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen', Catalyst: Feminism, theory, technoscience, vol. 9, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.28968/cftt.v9i1.38415

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Cardwell, E. (2023). Moral Economies of Life and Death: Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen. Catalyst: Feminism, theory, technoscience, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.28968/cftt.v9i1.38415

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Cardwell E. Moral Economies of Life and Death: Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen. Catalyst: Feminism, theory, technoscience. 2023 Apr 5;9(1). doi: 10.28968/cftt.v9i1.38415

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Cardwell, Emma. / Moral Economies of Life and Death : Agricultural Improvement, Imperialism, and Chemical Kinships with Reactive Nitrogen. In: Catalyst: Feminism, theory, technoscience. 2023 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.

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