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Page 159
... village at least would spring up again , like fireweed , in the ruins . The secret of this social and technological success was twofold . Every member of the community had access to the entire cultural heritage , and could ordinarily ...
... village at least would spring up again , like fireweed , in the ruins . The secret of this social and technological success was twofold . Every member of the community had access to the entire cultural heritage , and could ordinarily ...
Page 164
... village and the family to the vertical plane of a whole society . The new community formed a hierarchic structure , a social pyramid , which from base to pinnacle included many families , many villages , many oc- cupations , often many ...
... village and the family to the vertical plane of a whole society . The new community formed a hierarchic structure , a social pyramid , which from base to pinnacle included many families , many villages , many oc- cupations , often many ...
Page 233
... village had lost through the growth of larger political organizations . This fact accounts not alone for the miraculous survival of the Jews through endless centuries of persecution , but for their worldwide distribu- tion . Even more ...
... village had lost through the growth of larger political organizations . This fact accounts not alone for the miraculous survival of the Jews through endless centuries of persecution , but for their worldwide distribu- tion . Even more ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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