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Review of Joseph Henrich, The Weirdest People in the World

Jun 15, 2021·
Alberto Acerbi
Alberto Acerbi
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Acerbi A. (2021), Review of Joseph Henrich, The Weirdest People in the World, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 5 (1), 91-96
Last updated on Jun 15, 2021
Cultural Evolution and Cultural Attraction
Alberto Acerbi
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Alberto Acerbi
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