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Evolutionary Synthesis in the Social Sciences and Humanities

By: Alex Mesoudi  
Open Access
|Dec 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.24 | Journal eISSN: 1836-0416
Language: English
Published on: Dec 20, 2010
Published by: Tallinn, Erfurt University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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