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On Cultural History as Transformation—Or, What’s the Matter with Psychology Anyway?

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Bayer, B.M. (2005). On Cultural History as Transformation—Or, What’s the Matter with Psychology Anyway?. In: Brock, A.C., Louw, J., van Hoorn, W. (eds) Rediscovering the History of Psychology. History and Philosophy of Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48031-X_7

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