Reconsidering Social Dynamics: Fundamentality and Social Simulations
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Social Simulations
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1726-670X,1726-670X
DOI: 10.31269/vol10iss1pp122-125