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The system of modern societies

by Talcott Parsons · 1971

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Discusses the base from which modern societies developed.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
good and evilgood and evilMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sociologysociologyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 152 pages

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