Research Catalog

Title

A dictionary of contemporary world history [electronic resource] / Christopher Riches and Jan Palmowski.

Publication

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Details

Additional Authors

• Riches, Christopher.
• Palmowski, Jan.

Description

1 online resource : maps (black and white).

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.

Series Statement

Oxford reference

Uniform Title

• Dictionary of contemporary world history (Online)
• Oxford reference.

Subject

• History, Modern > 20th century > Dictionaries
• History, Modern > 21st century > Dictionaries
• Statesmen > Biography > Dictionaries

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Audience (note)

• Specialized.

Source of Description (note)

• Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 3, 2019).

ISBN

9780191870903

OCLC

ssj0002291838

Title

A dictionary of contemporary world history [electronic resource] / Christopher Riches and Jan Palmowski.

Imprint

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Edition

5 ed.

Series

Oxford reference

Oxford reference.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Audience

Specialized.

Note

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 3, 2019).

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Riches, Christopher.

Palmowski, Jan.