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Book Title: Checkered History of the Circumscription Theory
Author: Robert L. Carneiro
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Anthropology / General
Publisher: Authorhouse
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 70 Pages