A dictionary of contemporary world history : from 1900 to the present day / Jan Palmowski

By:

Palmowski, Jan

Contributor(s):

Palmowski, Jan. Dictionary of twentieth-century world history

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford paperback referencePublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003Edition: 2nd editionDescription: ix, 725 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmISBN:

019860484X
9780198604846

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

909.82/03

LOC classification:

R D 419 P179d 2003

Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; THE DICTIONARY; MAPS; Austria-Hungary and its successor states; Ottoman Empire, 1912-14; British Empire, 1914; French Empire, 1914; Soviet Union and its successor states; Useful web sites

Review: "From Stalin to Hitler, from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia, and from globalization to the World Bank, this dictionary provides in-depth coverage of political personalities, events, movements, and ideas that have shaped World History from 1900 to the present day. Offering both fact and analysis, this reference guide is for anyone interested in current affairs, as well as for students and teachers of World History, Modern History, International Relations, Politics, and European Studies." "This book contains over 2,500 entries covering global and national political, diplomatic, and military history; extensive surveys of every country in the World, including detailed coverage of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; detailed analytical entries covering political and military leaders, political parties, international organizations, and acts of war; and, an internet bibliography and extensive internet references for further research"

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"From Stalin to Hitler, from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia, and from globalization to the World Bank, this dictionary provides in-depth coverage of political personalities, events, movements, and ideas that have shaped World History from 1900 to the present day. Offering both fact and analysis, this reference guide is for anyone interested in current affairs, as well as for students and teachers of World History, Modern History, International Relations, Politics, and European Studies." "This book contains over 2,500 entries covering global and national political, diplomatic, and military history; extensive surveys of every country in the World, including detailed coverage of developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; detailed analytical entries covering political and military leaders, political parties, international organizations, and acts of war; and, an internet bibliography and extensive internet references for further research"

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