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Title A dictionary of contemporary world history / Christopher Riches and Jan Palmowski.

Publication Info. [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.

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 Axe Oxford Reference E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 5 ed.
Description 1 online resource : maps (black and white).
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Series Oxford reference
Oxford reference.
Summary With over 2800 entries, this dictionary provides informative and analytical entries on the most important people, organizations, events, movements, and ideas that have shaped the world we live in. Covering the period from 1900 to the present day, this fully revised and updated edition presents a global perspective on recent history, with a wide range of new entries from Tony Abbott, the European migration crisis, and ISIS to Narendra Modi, Hassan Rouhani, and UKIP. All existing entries have been brought up to date.
Audience Specialized.
Note Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 3, 2019).
Subject History, Modern -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.
History, Modern -- 21st century -- Dictionaries.
Statesmen -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Added Author Riches, Christopher, editor.
Palmowski, Jan, editor.
ISBN 9780191870903 (ebook) : No price

 
    
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