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The Science of Life

The Science of Life

Alan Macfarlane

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2022
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Antropología
ISBN:
9781032405063
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This book is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. The current volume on two of England’s foremost physiologists and a vision scientist is yet another addition to the series of several such books.

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