World history (Lucent Books)
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In 1901, a British female had a life expectancy of fifty-one years on average, but by the 1980s, a mere eighty years later, she could expect to live to at least seventy-seven years of age. The twentieth century saw an exponential leap in all measure of health, made possible by advances in medicine. The quest to prevent and cure diseases has been a focus of human activity for as long as humans have been vulnerable to sickness and injury. This incisive...
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Influenza pandemics
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The Islamic Empire
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Polar explorations
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The Vikings
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This fascinating volume focuses on the women's movement, featuring quotations from sources such as diaries, public records, and contemporary chronicles. Author Don Nardo explains the ordeal of being an American woman in days without rights. He then details the long road to the ballot box, and the emergence of a new, powerful public woman. The gender equality struggle is richly chronicled here.
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The Manhattan Project
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The French Revolution: the power of the people
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