
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
From 1900 to the Present Day
Jan Palmowski(Author)
Oxford University Press
3rd Edition
Published on 10. January 2008
Book
Hardback
784 pages
978-0-19-929567-8 (ISBN)
Description
This authoritative dictionary provides in-depth coverage of major recent historical events, from 1900 to the present day. It includes country entries for every country in the world, with maps and historical summaries. Additionally, the dictionary includes biographical entries on major historical and cultural figures, political and military leaders, and the thinkers who influenced events. Subject entries cover international organizations, treaties, religious and political movements, as well as key incidents, places, and battles. The new edition has been fully revised and updated, and boasts a wealth of new material including entry-level web links updated via a companion website to ensure that they remain contemporary, extended coverage of historical context in the country entries, and new and expanded biographical entries on figures such as Angela Merkel and President 'Lula' of Brazil. With over 2,600 entries, all written by an authority in the field, this is a comprehensive reference work that will prove invaluable to a range of readers from students of history, politics, and international relations, to anyone with an interest in the modern world.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Palmowski has done a fine job Journal of World History Concise, current information ... highly recommended Choice (the magazine of the American Library Association)More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
b/w maps
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
1301 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929567-8 (9780199295678)
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Person
Jan Palmowski is a Lecturer in European Studies in King's College, London. He was formerly a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford.
Content
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