The Marxian Materialist Interpretation of History and Comparative Sociology

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The Marxian Materialist Interpretation of History and Comparative Sociology. / Rezaev, A.V.; Zhikharevich, D.M.; Lisitsyn, P.P.

In: Comparative Sociology, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2015, p. 452-477.

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Rezaev, A.V. ; Zhikharevich, D.M. ; Lisitsyn, P.P. / The Marxian Materialist Interpretation of History and Comparative Sociology. In: Comparative Sociology. 2015 ; Vol. 14, No. 4. pp. 452-477.

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