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An Illustrated History of Health and Fitness, from Pre-History to our Post-Modern World

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Health and Fitness in Prehistory, Including Inferences from the Current Lifestyle of Indigenous Populations
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    Chapter 2 Examples of Early City Life from Ancient Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Israel, India and China: Health as a Gift of the Gods
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    Chapter 3 Legacies of the Classical Era: Minoa, Greece and Rome; A Recognition of Material Causes of Poor Health and Fitness
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    Chapter 4 The Middle-Ages: Monasteries, Medical Schools and the Dawn of State Health Care
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    Chapter 5 The Renaissance: The Dawn of Scientific Enquiry into Health and Fitness
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    Chapter 6 The Enlightenment: The Impact of Reason and Religion upon Health and Fitness in a Period of Urban Growth and Industrialization
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    Chapter 7 The Victorian Era: The Birth of Scientific Societies and the Blossoming of Public Health
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    Chapter 8 The Modern Era: Blossoming of the Olympic Movement and the Conquest of Acute Disease
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    Chapter 9 The Post-Modern Era: Chronic Disease and the Onslaught of a Sedentary Lifestyle
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    Chapter 10 Future Directions in Health and Fitness
Attention for Chapter 8: The Modern Era: Blossoming of the Olympic Movement and the Conquest of Acute Disease
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