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Marx, Romanticism and the Importance of Superstructure in Evaluating Progress

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Marx, Romanticism and the Importance of Superstructure in Evaluating Progress. / Johnson, Matthew Thomas.
In: International Critical Thought, Vol. 7, No. 2, 07.06.2017, p. 205-218.

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Johnson MT. Marx, Romanticism and the Importance of Superstructure in Evaluating Progress. International Critical Thought. 2017 Jun 7;7(2):205-218. Epub 2017 Jun 7. doi: 10.1080/21598282.2017.1316680

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Johnson, Matthew Thomas. / Marx, Romanticism and the Importance of Superstructure in Evaluating Progress. In: International Critical Thought. 2017 ; Vol. 7, No. 2. pp. 205-218.

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