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To understand important periods in the evolution of human society as a historical backdrop to the study of central themes emerging in the history of human health and fitness.
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Shephard, R.J. (2018). Those Pesky Dates: A Simple Time Line for the Evolution of Society. In: A History of Health & Fitness: Implications for Policy Today. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65097-5_1
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