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A short history of decay
New York: Little, Brown and Co. (1975)
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The author confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history. He focuses on such major issues of the twentieth century as human progress, fanaticism, & science.Other Versions
| reprint | Cioran, E. M. (2012) "A short history of decay". Arcade Publishing |
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