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Bloomsbury Academic Language and State: An Inquiry into the Progress of Civilization

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This book argues that a primitive society is formed on the basis of kinship ties while a civilized society is formed on the basis of language. Yu presents a new theory about the importance of language in the growth of the state.

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12 September 2013
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