The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture

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The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture. / Bondebjerg, Ib.

In: Humanities and social sciences communications, Vol. 3, No. 19, 31.10.2017.

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Bondebjerg, I 2017, 'The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture', Humanities and social sciences communications, vol. 3, no. 19. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0024-1

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Bondebjerg, I. (2017). The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture. Humanities and social sciences communications, 3(19). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0024-1

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Bondebjerg I. The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture. Humanities and social sciences communications. 2017 Oct 31;3(19). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0024-1

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Bondebjerg, Ib. / The Creative Mind: Cognition, Society and Culture. In: Humanities and social sciences communications. 2017 ; Vol. 3, No. 19.

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