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Part III - Humanity Facing the Near Environmental Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2024

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Hiroshi Abe ,
Matthias Fritsch  and
Mario Wenning
Hiroshi Abe
Affiliation:
Kyoto University
Matthias Fritsch
Affiliation:
Concordia University, Montréal
Mario Wenning
Affiliation:
Loyola University, Spain
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Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
Indigenous, African, Asian, and Western Perspectives
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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