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Vermeersch E. I Free Inquiry Vol 34, No. 1 â Dec. 2013.
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The Concept and Dynamics of Culture, World Anthropology
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Some Remarks on the Analysis of the Culture Concept
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685:, Aldershot, Brookfield USA, 1997, (pp. 107â113).
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