Foreword |
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10 | (2) |
About This Book |
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12 | (4) |
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The Rise of Agriculture & Complex Societies |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (2) |
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The Silk Road & the East-West Connection |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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Gutenberg & the Print Revolution |
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26 | (2) |
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Slave Trade & Colonialism |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (2) |
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Technology Shrinks the World |
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32 | (2) |
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The Search for World Order |
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34 | (4) |
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Ancient World: Prehistory--500 B.C. |
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38 | (32) |
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Human Evolution & Early Migration Prehistory--3000 B.C. |
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40 | (4) |
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Mesopotamian Civilizations 3500--500 B.C. |
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44 | (6) |
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49 | (1) |
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Egyptian Civilization 3000--500 B.C. |
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50 | (6) |
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The Divine Right of Queens |
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53 | (3) |
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Indian Civilization 2500--500 B.C. |
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56 | (4) |
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The Multiplicity of Hinduism |
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58 | (2) |
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Chinese Civilization 2000--500 B.C. |
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60 | (2) |
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Mediterranean Civilizations 2000--500 B.C. |
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62 | (4) |
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Olmec of Mesoamerica 1200--400 B.C. |
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66 | (2) |
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World Survey Prehistory--500 B.C. |
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68 | (2) |
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Classical World: 550 B.C.--A.D. 700 |
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70 | (32) |
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Persia 550 B.C.--A.D. 651 |
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72 | (2) |
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North American Cultures 500 B.C.--A.D. 400 |
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74 | (2) |
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Mesoamerican Cultures 500 B.C.--A.D. 700 |
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76 | (2) |
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South American Cultures 500 B.C.--A.D. 600 |
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78 | (2) |
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The Roman Empire 509 B.C.--A.D. 476 |
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80 | (6) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (4) |
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China's Qin & Han Dynasties 403 B.C.--A.D. 220 |
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90 | (4) |
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93 | (1) |
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Alexander the Great 336--323 B.C. |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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Rise of Christianity A.D. 27--392 |
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98 | (2) |
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World Survey 550 B.C.--A.D. 700 |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (30) |
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104 | (4) |
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106 | (2) |
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Anglo-Saxon England 500--1066 |
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108 | (2) |
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Byzantine Empire 527--1054 |
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110 | (4) |
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Muhammad & Islam 570--1000 |
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114 | (4) |
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117 | (1) |
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China's Sui & Tang Dynasties 581--907 |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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Crusades to Columbus: 960--1644 |
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132 | (42) |
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China's Song Dynasty 960--1279 |
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134 | (2) |
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Holy Roman Empire 962--1648 |
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136 | (2) |
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Toltec & Aztec Empires 1000--1521 |
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138 | (6) |
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142 | (2) |
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Peru's Chimu & Inca Empires 1000--1536 |
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144 | (2) |
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Mississippians & Anasazi 1000--1540 |
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146 | (4) |
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The High Middle Ages in Europe 1000--1453 |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (6) |
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159 | (1) |
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Ottoman Empire 1299--1571 |
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160 | (2) |
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The Renaissance 1300--1600 |
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162 | (6) |
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164 | (4) |
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China's Ming Dynasty 1368--1644 |
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168 | (4) |
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The Admiral of the Western Ocean |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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Colonizing New Worlds: 1455--1857 |
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174 | (54) |
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176 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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Spain & Portugal 1469--1640 |
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180 | (4) |
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182 | (2) |
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Navigating the Globe 1492--1522 |
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184 | (2) |
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Spanish-American Empire 1492--1800 |
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186 | (6) |
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189 | (3) |
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The Reformation 1517--1648 |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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France's North American Colonies 1534--1763 |
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196 | (4) |
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England's North American Colonies 1584--1775 |
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200 | (4) |
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English Conquest of Canada |
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203 | (1) |
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Japan & the Shoguns 1588--1853 |
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204 | (2) |
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The Rise of Russia 1613--1796 |
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206 | (4) |
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The Age of Enlightenment 1700--1800 |
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210 | (2) |
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Europe's Balance of Power 1702--1763 |
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212 | (2) |
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British Exploration of the Pacific 1760--1840 |
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214 | (4) |
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217 | (1) |
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American Revolution 1775--1789 |
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218 | (4) |
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Rebellions in Other American Colonies |
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220 | (2) |
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French Revolution 1789--1799 |
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222 | (4) |
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Robespierre & the Reign of Terror |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (2) |
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Age of Imperialism: 1750--1917 |
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228 | (50) |
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European Imperialism 1750--1900 |
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230 | (4) |
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233 | (1) |
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India Under the British 1757--1917 |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (2) |
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Europe's Industrial Revolution 1769--1900 |
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238 | (6) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (1) |
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Imperialism in the Pacific 1800--1900 |
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244 | (4) |
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247 | (1) |
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Latin American Independence 1800--1830 |
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248 | (4) |
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Bolivar: Liberator or Dictator? |
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250 | (2) |
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U.S. Expansion 1800--1860 |
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252 | (4) |
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255 | (1) |
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European Nationalism 1815--1871 |
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256 | (2) |
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China Ends Its Isolation 1820--1900 |
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258 | (2) |
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European Powers Colonize Africa 1830--1914 |
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260 | (6) |
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265 | (1) |
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Japan & the West 1853--1905 |
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266 | (2) |
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U.S. Civil War & Reconstruction 1860--1877 |
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268 | (4) |
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270 | (2) |
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The U.S. Becomes a Great Power 1876--1900 |
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272 | (4) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (2) |
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Global Conflict: 1900--1945 |
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278 | (26) |
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Revolution in Transit 1900--1930 |
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280 | (4) |
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Mass Production Comes of Age |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (6) |
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The Russian Revolutions of 1917 |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (4) |
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293 | (1) |
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Authoritarianism 1920--1938 |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (6) |
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Development of the Atom Bomb |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (2) |
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Toward a New Millennium: 1945--Present |
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304 | (62) |
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Postwar Settlement & Cold War 1945--1991 |
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306 | (10) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (3) |
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Development of a ``Third World'' 1945--1991 |
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316 | (6) |
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Gandhi: India's Peaceful Rebel |
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319 | (3) |
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Frontiers of Science 1945--Present |
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322 | (4) |
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Globalization 1991--Present |
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326 | (4) |
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329 | (1) |
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World Survey 1945--Present |
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330 | (4) |
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334 | (4) |
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338 | (4) |
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342 | (4) |
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346 | (4) |
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350 | (6) |
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Scientists, Inventors, & Philosophers |
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356 | (4) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (4) |
Appendix |
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366 | (5) |
Recommended Reading |
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371 | (1) |
Index |
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372 | (11) |
Illustrations Credits |
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