Postnatural, post-wild, posthuman

Our troubled relationship with the Blue Marble

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  • Published 20210202
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-56-6
  • Extent: 264pp
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RACHAEL: Do you like our owl?

DECKARD: It’s artificial?

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Lesley Hughes

Lesley Hughes is Distinguished Professor of Biology at Macquarie University, a director of WWF-­Australia, a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, and...

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