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Humanism-Materialism

Centuries-Long Polish Cultural Origins and 20 Years of Research in Cultural Psychology

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Boski, P. (2006). Humanism-Materialism. In: Kim, U., Yang, KS., Hwang, KK. (eds) Indigenous and Cultural Psychology. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28662-4_17

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