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... at bay , pushing across a difficult terrain for 1,500 miles , gives evidence of the megamachine's massive constructive powers . Photographs from Ewing Galloway , New York . 21 : From Ancient to Modern The Corinth Canal ,
... at bay , pushing across a difficult terrain for 1,500 miles , gives evidence of the megamachine's massive constructive powers . Photographs from Ewing Galloway , New York . 21 : From Ancient to Modern The Corinth Canal ,
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... York : 1954 . Far from impeccable from the standpoint of scientific method , yet this study is full of important intuitions that throw a sometimes sharp illumination into the fogbank of man's prehistoric experience and his later partial ...
... York : 1954 . Far from impeccable from the standpoint of scientific method , yet this study is full of important intuitions that throw a sometimes sharp illumination into the fogbank of man's prehistoric experience and his later partial ...
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... York : 1945 . Based on first - hand observation ; with fewer objectionable traits than the earlier books . Sapir , Edward . Language : An Introduction to the Study of Speech . New York : 1921 . Language . In Encyclopedia of the Social ...
... York : 1945 . Based on first - hand observation ; with fewer objectionable traits than the earlier books . Sapir , Edward . Language : An Introduction to the Study of Speech . New York : 1921 . Language . In Encyclopedia of the Social ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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