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Słownik medyczny to publikacja powstała z myślą o odbiorcach pragnących zgłębić angielską terminologię medyczną, szczególnie zaś lekarzach, pielęgniarkach i innych pracownikach służby zdrowi...
Spis treści:PREFACE / 7INTRODUCTION. THE CONSTITUENTS OF MEMORIAL CULTURE / 111. Memory and the question of the "production of space" / 112. Collective...
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