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... caves . The introduction of new inventions like the clock did not necessitate on principle the discarding of any of these older achievements . Not the least significant fact about this ' backward ' technology is that the areas in which ...
... caves . The introduction of new inventions like the clock did not necessitate on principle the discarding of any of these older achievements . Not the least significant fact about this ' backward ' technology is that the areas in which ...
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... caves , are Temple accounts , tabulating the quantities of grain received or dis- bursed , it seems likely that the meticulous order that characterizes bu- reaucracy in every phase derives originally from the ritual observances of the ...
... caves , are Temple accounts , tabulating the quantities of grain received or dis- bursed , it seems likely that the meticulous order that characterizes bu- reaucracy in every phase derives originally from the ritual observances of the ...
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... caves . Though this demonstration did not win its immediate political objective , its effect upon the participants may yet be recorded in a more vital counter- culture , centered in alert , clear - minded , articulate human beings in ...
... caves . Though this demonstration did not win its immediate political objective , its effect upon the participants may yet be recorded in a more vital counter- culture , centered in alert , clear - minded , articulate human beings in ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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