Penguin Book of Modern Speeches

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society.Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-10-05
Mått:130 x 196 x 43 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:672
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780241982303

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Tal inom Biografier
Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Brian MacArthur was founder editor of Today and The Times Higher Education Supplement, and editor of the Western Morning News. He was deputy editor of the Sunday Times and executive editor of The Times. He has written Surviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-1945. He has been interested in the power of oratory since first hearing Aneurin Bevan on the hustings in 1956 and has edited The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches and The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Protest. Brian MacArthur lives in Norfolk and London and has two daughters.

Recensioner i media

It would be hard to do better than MacArthur's selection, which is a tribute to the breadth of his knowledge

Innehållsförteckning

Featuring speeches from figures including:• Theodore Roosevelt • Mahatma Gandhi • Winston Churchill • Franklin Roosevelt • Martin Luther King Jr. • John F. Kennedy • Nelson Mandela • Ronald Reagan • Betty Friedan • Margaret Thatcher • Queen Elizabeth II • Bill Clinton • Barack Obama • Malala Yousafzai • Michelle Obama • Hillary Clinton