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... industries spurred the pre - ' Industrial Revolution ' economies of Europe as much as nuclear weapons and rockets do currently in the United States . Capitalism , mining , militarism , and mechanization - along with megalomania - went ...
... industries spurred the pre - ' Industrial Revolution ' economies of Europe as much as nuclear weapons and rockets do currently in the United States . Capitalism , mining , militarism , and mechanization - along with megalomania - went ...
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... industrial production in ancient times than in the present age , achieved an inner freedom , a personal delight , that provided them with a life not essentially different from those volun- tarily dedicated to the work : indeed , in ...
... industrial production in ancient times than in the present age , achieved an inner freedom , a personal delight , that provided them with a life not essentially different from those volun- tarily dedicated to the work : indeed , in ...
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... industrial metal . Even a partial list of inventions or popular adaptations would in- clude the folding camp stool , the potty stool for infants ( Greek ) , the bath tub , the shower bath , piped hot - air heating and piped water ...
... industrial metal . Even a partial list of inventions or popular adaptations would in- clude the folding camp stool , the potty stool for infants ( Greek ) , the bath tub , the shower bath , piped hot - air heating and piped water ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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