A Dictionary of Contemporary History
1945 to the Present
1st Edition
Published on 4. April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
458 pages
978-0-631-20937-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a concise guide to the ideas, events, people and movements that have shaped the world from the end of the Second World War to the present.
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"Townson is recommended for the clarity and thoroughness of its entries." ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
784 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-20937-9 (9780631209379)
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Book
04/1999
Blackwell Publishers
€100.60
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Person
Duncan Townson is a professional historian and is the author of the Penguin Dictionary of Modern History, 1789-1945 (1994), Muslim Spain (1973) and Illustrated Atlas of the Modern World (1981).
Content
Introduction. A-Z Entries