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The Mongol conquests

time frame AD 1200-1300
1989
On cover: The Mongol hordes--Rise of the Shoguns--Slave sultans of Egypt-The West's embattled empire--The Baltic Crusades--Europe's new monarchies.

Chile

death in the south
1987
Describes the oppression that has grown since the overthrow of President Allende in 1973, and that threatens to continue under a new constitution.

On the move

American women in the 1970s
1988
"American women in the twentieth century." Includes bibliographies and index. Presents an historical analysis of the impact women had upon the 1970s.

A chronology of Western architecture

1987
An illustrated chronology of the development of 3,000 years of Western architecture. Contains 1,050 drawings and photos.

It was twenty years ago today

1987
Using the twentieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as a springboard, the personalities and events of the counterculture are explored.

Seeds of change

five plants that transformed mankind
1986
Discusses the effect that quinine, sugar cane, tea, cotton, and the potato have had on the course of humanity.

Signs, letters, words

archaeology discovers writing
1987
A history of writing as put together from archaeological evidence.

The Internal Revenue Service

1987
Focuses on the history, functions, purpose, and scope of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Fighting back

the struggle for gay rights
1987
Discusses the history of homosexuality, the position of homosexuals in society from ancient times to the present, and their struggle for equal rights and acceptance.

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