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Henri Lefebvre’s three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers. The ...
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Our thermal environment is as rich in cultural associations as our visual, acoustic,olfactory, and tactile environments. This book explores the potential for using ...
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