The Great Chain of Vibrancy: Scalar Remanences in Contemporary Climate Change Fiction

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Main Author: Jean-Michel Ganteau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée 2022-06-01
Series:Études Britanniques Contemporaines
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ebc/11705