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Beyond Culture

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The paradox of culture — Man as extension — Consistency and life — Hidden culture — Rhythm and body movement — Context and meaning — Contexts, high and low — Why context? — Situation : culture’s building block — Action chains — Covert culture and action chains — Imagery and memory — Cultural and primate bases of education — Culture as an irrational force — Culture as identification.

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