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Historical dictionary of the 1940s / editors, James G. Ryan and Leonard Schlup.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, James Gilbert.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nineteen forties--Dictionaries.
- Nineteen forties.
- History, Modern--20th century--Dictionaries.
- History, Modern.
- Biography--20th century.
- Biography.
- Popular culture--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- United States--History--1945-1953.
- United States.
- United States--History--1933-1945.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1953.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 600 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades, this is a historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points readers to three sources that treat the subject in depth.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Chronology; Appendices; Selected General Bibliography; About the Contributors; Guide to Contributors' Entries; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-546) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610912124
- 9781317468653
- 1317468651
- 9781315703701
- 131570370X
- 9781280912122
- 128091212X
- 9780765621078
- 076562107X
- OCLC:
- 367956712
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