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History of the Idea of Progress

History of the Idea of Progress

Robert Nisbet

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1994
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781560007135
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The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us

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