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... speak of man as being born into a world made ready for his reception , this is only in a very limited sense : it was the kind of world in which men could survive , if with difficulty , and multiply , if at first very slowly . As much ...
... speak of man as being born into a world made ready for his reception , this is only in a very limited sense : it was the kind of world in which men could survive , if with difficulty , and multiply , if at first very slowly . As much ...
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... speak of a phenomenon as a ' social problem ' is not to suggest merely , or perhaps at all , that we do not understand how it comes about ; it is labelled a problem not because , like a scientific problem , it presents an obstacle to ...
... speak of a phenomenon as a ' social problem ' is not to suggest merely , or perhaps at all , that we do not understand how it comes about ; it is labelled a problem not because , like a scientific problem , it presents an obstacle to ...
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... speak of ' preserving ' buildings or villages , stretches of urbanised landscape like Tuscany , cities like Venice . For my present purposes , however , I shall exclude from consideration the preservation of artifacts ; the case for ...
... speak of ' preserving ' buildings or villages , stretches of urbanised landscape like Tuscany , cities like Venice . For my present purposes , however , I shall exclude from consideration the preservation of artifacts ; the case for ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Man as Despot | 11 |
Stewardship and Cooperation with | 28 |
Copyright | |
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