Science as a Cultural Human Right

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Science as a Cultural Human Right. / Porsdam, Helle.

Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022. 199 p. (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights).

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Porsdam, H 2022, Science as a Cultural Human Right. Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2g7v1fj

APA

Porsdam, H. (2022). Science as a Cultural Human Right. University of Pennsylvania Press. Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2g7v1fj

Vancouver

Porsdam H. Science as a Cultural Human Right. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022. 199 p. (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights). https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2g7v1fj

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Porsdam, Helle. / Science as a Cultural Human Right. Philadelphia, PA : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022. 199 p. (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights).

Bibtex

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