High Culture

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Part VIII - High Culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2019

R. Malcolm Smuts

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Bruce R. Smith

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Katherine Rowe

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Ton Hoenselaars ,

Akiko Kusunoki ,

Andrew Murphy and

Aimara da Cunha Resende

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Bruce R. Smith: Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Katherine Rowe: Affiliation:
Smith College, Massachusetts
Ton Hoenselaars: Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Akiko Kusunoki: Affiliation:
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Japan
Andrew Murphy: Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin
Aimara da Cunha Resende: Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

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