Table of Contents 
INTRODUCTION ....... 
HISTORY ...- 
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Pythagoras & Plato ......... 
Aristotle ......... 
Romans & Early Christians ............. 
Renaissance & Reformation ..... 
17th Century ........ 
18th Century ........ 
Property as Self ..... -... 
Biology of Owning ..... 
Altruism ......- 
Owning as Knowing .. 
Property for Status 
Property & Cross-Cultural Research .......... 
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES ............. 
Concept of Dominance ..... 
Thesis Design ..... 
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STUDY 1: MULTI-SOCIETAL ARCHIVAL RESEARCH 
Method ......... 
Results ....... 
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Discussion .... --.-- 
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STUDY 2: MULTI-SAMPLE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ..... 
Method ....... 
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ceceaacees 91 
Results .. 
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Discussion . 
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STUDY 3; CROSS-CULTURAL FIELD RESEARCH ...... 
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