The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
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The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Amitav Ghosh., & Amitav Ghosh|AUTHOR. (2016). The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Amitav Ghosh and Amitav Ghosh|AUTHOR. 2016. The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Amitav Ghosh and Amitav Ghosh|AUTHOR. The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Amitav Ghosh, and Amitav Ghosh|AUTHOR. The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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