Humanitarian strategies for ecosystem stabilization

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re : evolution

by Kim Rosenfield

Les Figues 2009, 100 pages, $15.00 1-934254-08-8

In correspondance surrounding this review of Kim Rosenfield’s re : evolution, James Sherry relayed his excitement at the potential for publishing a “collaborative review in a collaborative technology.” Jacket2 is pleased to present that review, composed by Sherry and E.J. McAdams employing the track changes function in Microsoft Word.

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