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The Transformations of Man

The Transformations of Man

Lewis Mumford

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
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9781032181264
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Originally published in 1957, this volume compares the 20th Century transformation of human life to the revolution which swept early man into the first civilized communities.

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