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| Preface |
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PART ONE Introduction: The Scopes Trial and the Birth of Modern America |
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Evolution before the 1920s |
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The Struggle against "Modernity" and Modernism |
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7 | (4) |
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William Jennings Bryan and the Antievolution Argument |
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11 | (5) |
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The Butler Act and the Fight for the Public Schools |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (3) |
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Opening Day: The Attorneys and Their Strategies |
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23 | (4) |
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Days Two through Four: Religious Freedom vs. Legislative Authority |
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27 | (5) |
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Days Five and Six: Experts and Outsiders |
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32 | (5) |
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And on the Seventh Day, Bryan Took the Stand |
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37 | (3) |
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Aftermath: From Scopes to Creationism |
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40 | (5) |
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Creationism and the Intelligent Design Movement |
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45 | (4) |
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The Role of the Schools: Academic Freedom vs. Majority Rule |
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49 | (6) |
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55 | (3) |
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Women and Gender in the Scopes Trial |
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58 | (11) |
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PART TWO The Scopes Trial Day by Day: Transcript and Commentary |
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1 First Day's Proceedings: Friday, 10 July 1925 |
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70 | (5) |
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1 Partial Text of the Butler Act (Transcript) |
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70 | (1) |
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2 Clarence Darrow Examines a Potential Juror (Transcript) |
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71 | (2) |
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3 Henry M. Hyde, Jury Pious, Dayton Hot, 11 July 1925 |
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73 | (2) |
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2 Second Day's Proceedings: Monday, 13 July 1925 |
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75 | (15) |
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4 Court Opened with a Prayer by Reverend Moffett of Rhea County (Transcript) |
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76 | (1) |
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5 Indictment Read (Transcript) |
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76 | (1) |
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6 Defense and Prosecution Dispute Butler Act's Constitutionality (Transcript) |
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77 | (6) |
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7 Darrow's Major Speech in Defense of Religious Liberty (Transcript) |
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83 | (6) |
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8 H. L. Mencken, Darrow's Speech Great but Futile, 14 July 1925 |
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89 | (1) |
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3 Third Day's Proceedings: Tuesday, 14 July 1925 |
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90 | (5) |
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9 Defense Objects to Prayers; Prosecution Defends Practice (Transcript) |
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90 | (4) |
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10 Nashville Tennessean, Courtroom Prayer Defended, 21 July 1925 |
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94 | (1) |
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4 Fourth Day's Proceedings: Wednesday, 15 July 1925 |
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95 | (9) |
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11 Darrow Proud of Agnosticism (Transcript) |
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95 | (1) |
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12 Raulston Rules on Motion to Quash Indictment; Cases Outlined (Transcript) |
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96 | (2) |
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13 Defense Pleads Not Guilty; Cases Outlined (Transcript) |
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98 | (2) |
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14 Examination of Howard Morgan, One of Scopes's Students (Transcript) |
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100 | (2) |
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15 W. O. McGeehan, Trial Shows Wisdom of Youth, October 1925 |
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102 | (2) |
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5 Fifth Day's Proceedings: Thursday, 16 July 1925 |
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104 | (29) |
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16 Defense Pleads for Expert Testimony (Transcript) |
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105 | (4) |
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17 "Plain Sense" of Law Makes Experts Unnecessary, Argues Prosecution (Transcript) |
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109 | (4) |
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18 William Jennings Bryan's First Speech (Transcript) |
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113 | (10) |
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19 Dudley Field Malone Replies to Bryan (Transcript) |
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123 | (5) |
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20 Attorney General Stewart Answers Malone (Transcript) |
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128 | (3) |
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21 Joseph Wood Krutch, Fairness Lies on the Defense's Side, 29 July 1925 |
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131 | (2) |
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6 Sixth Day's Proceedings: Friday, 17 July 1925 |
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133 | (3) |
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22 Raulston Rejects Expert Testimony; Darrow Offends (Transcript) |
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133 | (1) |
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23 New Republic, Courts Should Not Rule over Legislature, 8 July 1925 |
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134 | (2) |
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7 Seventh Day's Proceedings: Monday, 20 July 1925 |
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136 | (23) |
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24 Darrow Objects to "Read Your Bible" Banner (Transcript) |
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136 | (4) |
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25 Darrow Questions William Jennings Bryan on the Stand (Transcript) |
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140 | (2) |
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26 Did the Whale Swallow Jonah? (Transcript) |
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142 | (1) |
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27 Could Joshua Command the Sun to Stand Still? (Transcript) |
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143 | (3) |
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28 Did the Flood Wipe Out Civilization? (Transcript) |
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146 | (4) |
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29 Darrow Questions Bryan on Genesis (Transcript) |
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150 | (7) |
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30 New York Times, Laughter at Bryan's Expense, 21 July 1925 |
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157 | (2) |
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8 Eighth Day's Proceedings: Tuesday, 21 Jury 1925 |
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159 | (10) |
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31 Court Strikes Bryan's Testimony (Transcript) |
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159 | (2) |
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32 Jury Reaches a Verdict; Scopes Speaks (Transcript) |
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161 | (2) |
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33 Farewell Remarks (Transcript) |
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163 | (3) |
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34 H. L. Mencken, Battle Now Over; Genesis Triumphant and Ready for New Jousts, 18 July 1925 |
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166 | (3) |
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PART THREE The Scopes Trial and the Culture of the 1920s: Related Documents |
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1 Cartoonists Draw the Scopes Trial |
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170 | (7) |
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35 Alley, The Light of Economic Liberty, 7 May 1925 |
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171 | (1) |
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36 Dorman, No Wonder the Monkeys Are Worried, 29 June 1925 |
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172 | (1) |
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37 Rogers, Disbelievers in the Evolution Theory, 20 June 1925 |
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173 | (1) |
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38 Cross, Unduly Excited, 25 June 1925 |
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174 | (1) |
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39 Memphis Commercial Appeal, Darrow's Paradise, 15 July 1925, n.p. |
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175 | (2) |
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2 Race and the Scopes Trial |
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177 | (8) |
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40 Chicago Defender, If Monkeys Could Speak, 23 May 1925 |
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177 | (1) |
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41 W. E. B. Du Bois, Dayton Is America, September 1925 |
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178 | (2) |
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42 Reverend John W. Norris, African Methodist Episcopal Church Minister Stands with Bryan, October 1925 |
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180 | (1) |
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43 P. W. Chamberlain, Racial Hierarchy Proves Evolution, 13 July 1925 |
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181 | (1) |
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44 George W. Hunter, Race and Eugenics in A Civic Biology, 1914 |
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182 | (3) |
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3 Educational Freedom and the Scopes Trial |
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185 | (9) |
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45 William Jennings Bryan, Who Shall Control Our Schools? June 1925 |
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185 | (3) |
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46 American Civil Liberties Union, Postwar Threats to Academic Freedom, 1931 |
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188 | (1) |
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47 American Federation of Teachers, Concern over Intolerance, 18 July 1925 |
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189 | (2) |
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48 American Association of University Professors, University Faculty Define Academic Freedom, 1915 |
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191 | (2) |
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49 R. S. Woodworth, Tennessee Can Dictate Curriculum, Not Answers, 29 August 1925 |
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193 | (1) |
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4 The Scopes Trial and the "New Woman" |
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194 | (6) |
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50 Literary Digest, Is the Younger Generation in Peril? 14 May 1921 |
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194 | (3) |
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51 Regina Malone, A Flapper Responds to Attacks on Youths, July 1926 |
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197 | (1) |
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52 Mrs. Jesse Sparks, A Tennessee Mother Writes to Support the Butler Act, 3 July 1925 |
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198 | (2) |
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5 Religious Alternatives in the 1920s |
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200 | (11) |
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53 George Rinhart, Dayton Crowd Gathered to Hear a Traveling Evangelist, 1925 |
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200 | (1) |
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54 Bruce Barton, Jesus as Business Executive, 1925 |
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201 | (2) |
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55 Shelton Bissell, Vaudeville at Angelus Temple, 23 May 1928 |
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203 | (3) |
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6 An Invasion of "Outsiders"? |
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206 | (1) |
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56 Reverend John Roach Straton, A Fundamentalist Defends Tennessee against Outside Invasion, 26 December 1925 |
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206 | (2) |
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57 Vine Deloria Jr., A Modern Native American Scholar Decries the Invasion of European Science, 1995 |
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208 | (3) |
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A Chronology of Events Related to the Scopes Trial (1859--2005) |
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211 | (4) |
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Questions for Consideration |
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215 | (2) |
| Selected Bibliography |
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217 | (2) |
| Index |
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