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Xing Yu
National University of Singapore
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National University of Singapore
Department of Philosophy
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Initial oxidation of the Ce–Ru interface
with H. Tollefsen, E. O. Laastad, and S. Raaen
Philosophical Magazine
88 (5): 665-675. 2008.
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Language and State: An Inquiry Into the Progress of Civilization
Upa
. 2013.
This book argues that a primitive society is formed on the basis of kinship ties while a civilized society is formed on the basis of language. Yu presents a new theory about the importance of language in the growth of the state