Progressive Century: The American Nation in Its Second Hundred YearsD. C. Heath, 1975 - 558 pages |
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... important for the measurement of forces and stresses . The acceleration of gravity , for example , is approximately thirty - two feet per second per second . The rhythmic events of the physical universe — the rising and falling of tides ...
... important for the measurement of forces and stresses . The acceleration of gravity , for example , is approximately thirty - two feet per second per second . The rhythmic events of the physical universe — the rising and falling of tides ...
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... important influ- ence during the 1950s . Indeed , the popular criticism of American conform- ity , acquisitiveness , and love of comfort was lacking in sophistication and depth when it did not come to grips with the reality of class ...
... important influ- ence during the 1950s . Indeed , the popular criticism of American conform- ity , acquisitiveness , and love of comfort was lacking in sophistication and depth when it did not come to grips with the reality of class ...
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... important rationale for male domination . Over the centuries , however , the most important reason for women being identified with hearth and home was that only females could bear children . Although medicine and technology could do ...
... important rationale for male domination . Over the centuries , however , the most important reason for women being identified with hearth and home was that only females could bear children . Although medicine and technology could do ...
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Times and Tensions of a Developing Industrial Society | 3 |
Maps | 21 |
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