Remarks on Nilson's paper “On the logic of historical explanation”
✍ Scribed by K. Marc-Wogau
- Book ID
- 114916199
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1755-2567
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