Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.
Organ Transplantation and Blood Transfusion in Twentieth-Century America
Organ transplantation is one of the most dramatic interventions in modern medicine. Since the 1950s, thousands of people have lived with “new” hearts, kidneys, lungs, corneas, and other organs and tissues transplanted into their bodies. But, even before the 1950s, American surgeons had attempted to treat catastrophic disease or injuries using tissues and organs retrieved from the bodies of other people and other species.
