The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of TimeExamines the role of time in cultures such as the American and Japanese and how time influences relations. |
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... Mexico and Latin America . The Maya recorded the lunar and solar cycles , calculated eclipses , as well as the orbits of Venus , Mars , and Jupiter , with an accuracy equal to and sometimes superior to that of their conquerors . Not ...
... Mexico and Latin America . The Maya recorded the lunar and solar cycles , calculated eclipses , as well as the orbits of Venus , Mars , and Jupiter , with an accuracy equal to and sometimes superior to that of their conquerors . Not ...
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... Mexico kept very close tabs on each other's emotions so that even slight variations in mood were detected immediately and commented on : " Theresa , what's the matter ? A few moments ago you were cheerful . Now you are sad . Is anything ...
... Mexico kept very close tabs on each other's emotions so that even slight variations in mood were detected immediately and commented on : " Theresa , what's the matter ? A few moments ago you were cheerful . Now you are sad . Is anything ...
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... Mexico , as well as other parts of Latin America ) . The P - pattern tends to be associated with binding family ties , with large groups of relatives . One wonders if it is not an artifact of informal culture in such a situation as that ...
... Mexico , as well as other parts of Latin America ) . The P - pattern tends to be associated with binding family ties , with large groups of relatives . One wonders if it is not an artifact of informal culture in such a situation as that ...
Contents
Foreword | 1 |
How Many Kinds of Time? | 13 |
Different Streams | 27 |
Copyright | |
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