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Page 255
... century on might have gone on steadily . A genuine polytechnics was in the making , capable of reconciling the order and efficiency of the megamachine with the creative initiative and individu- ality of the artist . But within a few ...
... century on might have gone on steadily . A genuine polytechnics was in the making , capable of reconciling the order and efficiency of the megamachine with the creative initiative and individu- ality of the artist . But within a few ...
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... century , which marks a turning point , remains impressive . Thanks to this emerging economy , which combined handicraft skills with mechanization and power machinery , something like a balance had been brought about , more favorable to ...
... century , which marks a turning point , remains impressive . Thanks to this emerging economy , which combined handicraft skills with mechanization and power machinery , something like a balance had been brought about , more favorable to ...
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... century the tower clock in the late medieval market- place , which struck the hours , moved into the upper - class home on the mantel shelf , and by the nineteenth century , reduced to the size of a watch it became part of the human ...
... century the tower clock in the late medieval market- place , which struck the hours , moved into the upper - class home on the mantel shelf , and by the nineteenth century , reduced to the size of a watch it became part of the human ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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