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... fact that one's rival witch - doctor is as much afraid of one's own medicine as one is afraid , oneself , of his , does not do anything to relieve the tension of the situation . Yet the fact that our adversary threatens us by showing up ...
... fact that one's rival witch - doctor is as much afraid of one's own medicine as one is afraid , oneself , of his , does not do anything to relieve the tension of the situation . Yet the fact that our adversary threatens us by showing up ...
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... facts are illustrated from Hellenic history . Violent and gentle responses by the external pro- letariat are pointed out . The pressure of a ... fact that the history of a " higher religion 322 THE ARGUMENT OF A Study of History.
... facts are illustrated from Hellenic history . Violent and gentle responses by the external pro- letariat are pointed out . The pressure of a ... fact that the history of a " higher religion 322 THE ARGUMENT OF A Study of History.
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... fact , the Age of Bronze described over again , in terms not of historic fact but of Homeric fancy . The glamour of the epic poetry produced by triumphant barbarism deceived Hesiod , the poet of the " dark age " following . It also ...
... fact , the Age of Bronze described over again , in terms not of historic fact but of Homeric fancy . The glamour of the epic poetry produced by triumphant barbarism deceived Hesiod , the poet of the " dark age " following . It also ...
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CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL Acknowledgments | 9 |
Preface | 11 |
My View of History | 15 |
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