Who's who in Modern History: From 1860 to the Present Day

Alan Palmer

Psychology Press, 2002 - 363 էջ

A unique reference book which examines those individuals who have shaped the political world since 1860.Who's Who in Modern History is a unique reference book which examines those individuals who have shaped the political world since 1860. Coverage is truly global, including the most important figures in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Africa and Australasia.It provides:* an easy-to-use A-Z layout* authoritative, detailed biographies of the most important figures since 1860, from Clemenceau and Chief Buthelezi to King Fahd and Benazir Bhutto* bibliographical references for each entry, to aid further research* extensive cross-referencing* an essential guide for students, researchers and the general reader alike.

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• The fourteenth century: 1
• Fifteenthcentury poetry and prose: 19
• The early sixteenth century: 31
• Elizabethan drama: 40
• Jacobean drama: 64
• Elizabethan poetry: 81
• Metaphysical and Cavalier poetry: 95
• Elizabethan and seventeenthcentury prose: 111
• Milton to Dryden: 125
• Restoration drama: 137
• Origins of the novel: 151
• The age of Swift and Pope: 160
• The age of Johnson: 181
• The eighteenthcentury novel: 201
• The close of the eighteenth century: 217
• Wordsworth and the Romantics: 231
• Scott and contemporary novelists: 255
• Victorian poetry: 270
• The Victoria vel: 301
• Twentiethcentury drama: 331
• Twentiethcentury poetry: 353
• The twentiethcentury novel: 383
• Index: 447

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Alan Palmer is a world-respected authority on modern history. He is the author of over thirty books on the subject, including The Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth-Century History (5th edition, 1999), The Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth (1996) and An Encyclopedia of Napoleon's Europe (1998).

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• Վերնագիր: Who's who in Modern History: From 1860 to the Present Day; The Routledge who's who series; Who's Who
• Հեղինակ: Alan Palmer
• Edition: reprint, revised
• Հրատարակիչ: Psychology Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0415118859, 9780415118859
• Length: 363 էջ