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... groups with distinct temperamental and intellectual traits , differing widely from those of other groups belonging to the same race , but rather closely matching similar groups from other races . In the really vital factors of innate ...
... groups with distinct temperamental and intellectual traits , differing widely from those of other groups belonging to the same race , but rather closely matching similar groups from other races . In the really vital factors of innate ...
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... groups of people smaller than races and often derived from a mixture of races . Such groups may be nations , but may extend beyond national boundaries or comprise only a part of the people within such boundaries . In general the groups ...
... groups of people smaller than races and often derived from a mixture of races . Such groups may be nations , but may extend beyond national boundaries or comprise only a part of the people within such boundaries . In general the groups ...
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... group , as represented in the second section of Figures 15 and 16 , the 75-100 per cent type is apparently depleted , so that those who remain rank only a little above the other two groups of old New England stock . Farther west in the ...
... group , as represented in the second section of Figures 15 and 16 , the 75-100 per cent type is apparently depleted , so that those who remain rank only a little above the other two groups of old New England stock . Farther west in the ...
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THE BACKGROUND OF CIVILIZATION | 13 |
The Supreme Fact 1321 | 27 |
The Background of Civilization | 46 |
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