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Page 227
... remained a society of lord and peasant ( almost lord and slave ) , much of its business still con- ducted on the basis of barter or payment in kind . Backwardness , however , was itself the stimulus to eco- nomic change . The examples ...
... remained a society of lord and peasant ( almost lord and slave ) , much of its business still con- ducted on the basis of barter or payment in kind . Backwardness , however , was itself the stimulus to eco- nomic change . The examples ...
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... remained unimplemented . Ecuador's international trade position remained precari- ous . The banana industry , while able to hold its own , faced growing competition from other producing areas . Ecuador's relatively high - priced heavy ...
... remained unimplemented . Ecuador's international trade position remained precari- ous . The banana industry , while able to hold its own , faced growing competition from other producing areas . Ecuador's relatively high - priced heavy ...
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... remained basically a contin- uation of classical education . Even the emperor Justini- an's closing of the Neoplatonic schools of Athens in 529 was more a defensive measure against pagan traditions than an attempt to break away from the ...
... remained basically a contin- uation of classical education . Even the emperor Justini- an's closing of the Neoplatonic schools of Athens in 529 was more a defensive measure against pagan traditions than an attempt to break away from the ...
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