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    The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays
    The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays
    The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays
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    The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays

    By Thorstein Veblen

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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