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... culture , one may pass by equally significant evidence of continuity . For culture is a compost in which many traits temporarily disappear or become unidentifiable , but few are ever completely lost . In ' The Culture of Cities , ' let ...
... culture , one may pass by equally significant evidence of continuity . For culture is a compost in which many traits temporarily disappear or become unidentifiable , but few are ever completely lost . In ' The Culture of Cities , ' let ...
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... cultures . Once this culture had reached a plateau , its further achievements were small : the new peaks will be found in the metal - using civilizations that took their rise afterward . But the total amount of culture needed to ensure ...
... cultures . Once this culture had reached a plateau , its further achievements were small : the new peaks will be found in the metal - using civilizations that took their rise afterward . But the total amount of culture needed to ensure ...
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... Culture : The Development of Civilization to the Fall of Rome . New York : 1959 . The subtitle is misleading , for the emphasis is on the origins and development of human culture , with the author's special stress on symbolization and ...
... Culture : The Development of Civilization to the Fall of Rome . New York : 1959 . The subtitle is misleading , for the emphasis is on the origins and development of human culture , with the author's special stress on symbolization and ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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