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Page 215
... production of commodities by society and the autonomous production of corresponding use - values . How effective a society is in producing high levels of mobility , housing , or nutrition depends on the meshing of marketed staples with ...
... production of commodities by society and the autonomous production of corresponding use - values . How effective a society is in producing high levels of mobility , housing , or nutrition depends on the meshing of marketed staples with ...
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... production then takes on a negative cast . The arrangement of society in favor of managed commodity production has two ultimately de- structive aspects : people are trained for consumption rather than for action , and at the same time ...
... production then takes on a negative cast . The arrangement of society in favor of managed commodity production has two ultimately de- structive aspects : people are trained for consumption rather than for action , and at the same time ...
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... production . The taboos were tied to the values of a particular society and its mode of production , and it is precisely those that were irrevocably lost in the process of industrialization . It is not necessary , probably not feasible ...
... production . The taboos were tied to the values of a particular society and its mode of production , and it is precisely those that were irrevocably lost in the process of industrialization . It is not necessary , probably not feasible ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
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