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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Preface xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Substance Is Insubstantial 40
7. 2 Nature Is Not All 76
8. 3 Not for Nothing 124
9. 4 Serves No Purpose 167
10. 5 Splitting the Difference 219
11. 6 Off Subject 263
12. 7 Human Interest 310
13. Abbreviations and Citational Practices 363
14. Notes 365
15. Bibliography 415
16. Index 431
17. Cultural Memory in the Present 479