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... contemporary society — a society now debilitated by its lack of engrossing manual work, and its increasing resistance to active work of any kind. Part of Morris' life was transfigured in his idyllic utopia, 'News from Nowhere,' written ...
... contemporary society — a society now debilitated by its lack of engrossing manual work, and its increasing resistance to active work of any kind. Part of Morris' life was transfigured in his idyllic utopia, 'News from Nowhere,' written ...
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... contemporary significance. The Six-Cornered Snowflake. Colin Hardie, editor and translator. With essays by L. L. Whyte and B. J. F. Mason. Oxford: 1966. A fascinating work, long neglected. Opens up an area in science unapproachable by ...
... contemporary significance. The Six-Cornered Snowflake. Colin Hardie, editor and translator. With essays by L. L. Whyte and B. J. F. Mason. Oxford: 1966. A fascinating work, long neglected. Opens up an area in science unapproachable by ...
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... Contemporary art, irrational modes of, 364 Continuity, need for, 370 'Central Social,' 245 Control, acceptance of external, 287; all- pervading system of, 274; automatic, 183; automation's effort at human, 189; automation's escape from ...
... Contemporary art, irrational modes of, 364 Continuity, need for, 370 'Central Social,' 245 Control, acceptance of external, 287; all- pervading system of, 274; automatic, 183; automation's effort at human, 189; automation's escape from ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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