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A compendium of world sovereigns Timothy Venning.
Van Pelt Library D107 .V56 2023 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venning, Timothy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- Kings and rulers--Bibliography.
- World history.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern. These volumes provide students with easy-to-access 'who's who' with details the identities and dates, with ages and wives, where known, of heads of government in any given state at any time within the framework of reference. The relevant original and secondary sources are also listed in a comprehensive bibliography. Providing a clear reference guide for students, to who was who and when they ruled in the Dynasties and other ruler-lists for the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern worlds - primarily European and Middle Eastern but including available information on Africa and Asia and the pre-Columbian Americas. The trilogy accesses and interprets the original data plus any modern controversies and disputes over names and dating, reflecting on the shifts in and widening of focus in student and academic studies. Each volume contains league tables of rulers' 'records', and an extensive bibliographical guide to the relevant personnel and dynasties, plus any controversies, so readers can consult these for extra details and know exactly where to go for which information. All relevant information is collected and provided as a one-stop-shop for students wishing to check the known information about a world Sovereign." Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- V. 1. Ancient
- v. 2. Medieval
- v. 3. Early Modern
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Venning, Timothy, 1959- Compendium of world Sovereigns.
- ISBN:
- 9781032361949
- 1032361948
- 9781032361956
- 1032361956
- 9781032361987
- 1032361980
- 9781032361994
- 1032361999
- 9781032362007
- 1032362006
- 9781032362014
- 1032362014
- OCLC:
- 1348504461
- Publisher Number:
- 99994261947
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