6 edition of Contemporary environmentalists found in the catalog.
Published
1996
by Facts on File in New York
.
Written in
Summary, Profiles men and women whose contributions to the environmental movement have significantly changed how we see the world around us.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Kevin Graham. |
| Series | Global profiles |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | GE55 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 178 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 178 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL22328274M |
| ISBN 10 | 081603222X |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 32970266 |
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