Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling
Inbunden, Engelska, 2006
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2006-01-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
- Vikt516 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCircumpolar Research Series
- Antal sidor274
- FörlagUniversity of Alberta Press
- ISBN9781896445373