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On the General Systems Theory Approach to the Evolution of Social Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Warren D. TenHouten
Warren D. TenHouten*
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Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024-1551
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , February 1991 , pp. 275 - 277
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