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A dictionary of political biography / edited by Dennis Kavanagh and Christopher Riches.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford paperback reference A Dictionary of political biography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heads of state--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Heads of state.
- Statesmen--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Statesmen.
- Biography--20th century--Dictionaries.
- Biography.
- Genre:
- Subject dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (539 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st rev. ed.
- Other Title:
- Political biography
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Compiled by an expert team of contributors, this dictionary covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it describes and assesses the lives of more than 1,000 men and women who have shaped political events across the world. Each entry includes an account of the background, career, and achievements of the individual concerned, balancing fact with critical appraisal.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Contributors and Countries; Abbreviations; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 6, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9780199569137
- 0199569134
- OCLC:
- 56191246
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