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Indigenous Roots of Environmentalism in Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed: A Memoir

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2024-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2067-5712 | Journal ISSN: 1583-6401
Language: English
Page range: 88 - 112
Published on: Mar 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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