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Gellner, Ernest Plough, sword, and book: The structure of human history 1989 Book History of Work
Citation Gellner, Ernest 1989 Book History of Work

Plough, sword, and book: The structure of human history

by Gellner, Ernest (1989)

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Gellner, Ernest. Plough, Sword, and Book: The Structure of Human History. University of Chicago Press, 1989.

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