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... society . Imagine a world society in which there is an effort exerted by those who want finer painting , those who want better private helicopters , those who want a freer and more flexible political system within which to navigate to ...
... society . Imagine a world society in which there is an effort exerted by those who want finer painting , those who want better private helicopters , those who want a freer and more flexible political system within which to navigate to ...
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... society of the third and fourth centuries of the Christian era , and the Indian society of about A.D. 800 to 1000 , may well have been due to fail- ure at one critical point , in the sense that a complex structure could not be ...
... society of the third and fourth centuries of the Christian era , and the Indian society of about A.D. 800 to 1000 , may well have been due to fail- ure at one critical point , in the sense that a complex structure could not be ...
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... society . But our direct study of persons through psychiatry and psychology , and of societies through an- thropology , sociology , and history indicate that this desirable modicum of conflict is frequently exceeded . There is often ...
... society . But our direct study of persons through psychiatry and psychology , and of societies through an- thropology , sociology , and history indicate that this desirable modicum of conflict is frequently exceeded . There is often ...
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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