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Jack Meyer
The Odyssey of the Western Spirit [EPUB ebook]
From Scarcity to Abundance (Third Edition)

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The Odyssey is a general theory as to how mankind moved from the scarcity of primitive life to the present world of technological abundance.It offers a specific view of psychological life that recurs in the institutional structures of religion, capitalism, and romanticism. A similar theme emerges in the various configurations of the Western world starting with Odysseus on his way home to today’s world of global outreach, a story like no other.

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Jack Meyer is an unafiliated freelance writer living in Green Bay, WI.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 428 ● ISBN 9781490796321 ● File size 3.2 MB ● Publisher Trafford Publishing ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8788593 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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