Geocentrism vs genocentrism: theories without metaphors, metaphors without theories
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0308-0188,1743-2790
DOI: 10.1080/03080188.2020.1798588