Significant Figures in World History – serie
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Charles Darwin
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2018
791 kr
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Charles Darwin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works provides an important new compendium presenting a detailed chronology of all aspects Darwin’s life. The extensive encyclopedia section includes many hundreds of entries of various kinds related to Darwin – people, places, institutions, …
Charles Darwin
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
E-bok, 2018
849 kr
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Charles Darwin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works provides an important new compendium presenting a detailed chronology of all aspects Darwin’s life. The extensive encyclopedia section includes many hundreds of entries of various kinds related to Darwin – people, places, institutions, …
Robert E. Lee
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2018
732 kr
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Robert E. Lee: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers all aspects of his life and work, including individuals, places, and events that shaped Lee’s career as a Virginian, soldier, and peacemaker. The extensive A to Z section includes several hundred entries. The bibliography provides a …
Napoléon Bonaparte
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av Joshua Meeks
Inbunden, 2019
791 kr
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Napoléon Bonaparte: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover all aspects of his life and work, from his birth in Corsica to his death in St. Helena.Includes a detailed chronology of Napoléon Bonaparte’s life, family, and work.The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in …
Sigmund Freud
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2022
1511 kr
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Sigmund Freud’s name is known throughout the world. He opened up the world of the unconscious, so people can understand themselves so much better than before. His unique ideas are discussed in academic circles. His psychoanalytic techniques influenced mental health, counselling, psychotherapy and …
Harriet Tubman
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2022
1277 kr
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A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022Harriet Ross Tubman, born enslaved in Maryland emerged from the most oppressive of conditions to lead others to freedom along the Underground Railroad and then continue her fight against slavery on the battlefields of the Civil War. During the last fifty …
Martin Luther King Jr.
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av Peter J. Ling, David Deverick
Inbunden, 2023
1501 kr
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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works allows the reader to explore not just the facets of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s career but the network of associates across the Civil Rights Movement that enabled him to move forward with his campaigns for racial justice. Drawing on …
Leonardo da Vinci
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2018
739 kr
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers all aspects of his life and work, beginning with his paintings, including several he never completed, that form the core of his artistic oeuvre. The extensive A to Z section includes several hundred entries. The bibliography provides …
John F. Kennedy
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2019
798 kr
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John F. Kennedy: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover all aspects of his life and work. Despite his short tenure in office, Kennedy shaped the domestic and international direction of the nation for decades to come. He is remembered domestically for the hope and encouragement he instilled …
Winston Churchill
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2020
719 kr
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Winston Churchill has for decades been regarded as one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century, not just in his home country Britain but in the USA as well, where he continues to be an inspiration to many to this day. In 2002 he was voted The Greatest Briton, and the 2016 movie The Darkest …
Winston Churchill
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
E-bok, 2020
781 kr
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Winston Churchill has for decades been regarded as one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century, not just in his home country Britain but in the USA as well, where he continues to be an inspiration to many to this day. In 2002 he was voted The Greatest Briton, and the 2016 movie The Darkest …
Nelson Mandela
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2020
686 kr
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Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who was a freedom fighter, a political prisoner, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the first president of a democratic South Africa. This book guides readers in understanding the background to …
Henry VIII
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2022
1440 kr
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Henry VIII was one of the most volatile and unpredictable monarchs in English history. Despite his famously explosive temper, his overbearing bluster and his appalling disregard for human life, he also proved himself at times to be a caring husband, a loyal friend, a compassionate ruler and a pious …
Golda Meir
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2020, 12-15 år
719 kr
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Golda Meir: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works covers all aspects of her life and work. Golda Meir held some of the most important positions her party and country could offer, she was a unique personality, an impressive leader, a highly complex individual..Includes a detailed chronology of …
Karl Marx
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av Frank W. Elwell, Brian Andrews m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
837 kr
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Karl Marx: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers all aspects of his life and works. Marx was a philosopher, a crusading journalist, as well as a political organizer and activist advocating democratic reforms, working-class political organizations, and the establishment of a socialist …
Michelangelo
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2020
665 kr
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Michelangelo: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover the life and works of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo is considered to be one of the greatest masters in history and he produced some of the most notable icons of civilization, including the Sistine Ceiling frescoes, the Moses, and …
Florence Nightingale
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2019
798 kr
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Florence Nightingale: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works cover all aspects of her life and works, from her birth in Florence to her death in London.A detailed chronology of Florence Nightingale’s life, family, and work.The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in …
Marie Curie
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2021
912 kr
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This encyclopedia examines Marie Curie’s life and contributions. The chronology provides a thumbnail sketch of events in Curie’s life, including her personal experiences, education, and publications. The Introduction provides a brief look at her life. The body of this work consists of alphabetical …
Marie Curie
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
E-bok, 2021
421 kr
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This encyclopedia examines Marie Curie’s life and contributions. The chronology provides a thumbnail sketch of events in Curie’s life, including her personal experiences, education, and publications. The Introduction provides a brief look at her life. The body of this work consists of alphabetical …
Catherine the Great
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2020
686 kr
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Catherine the Great: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works covers all aspects of her life and work. Empress Catherine the Great was one of the most famous and amazing women in world history.Includes a detailed chronology of Catherine’s life, family, and work.The A to Z section includes the major …
Catherine the Great
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
E-bok, 2020
729 kr
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Catherine the Great: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works covers all aspects of her life and work. Empress Catherine the Great was one of the most famous and amazing women in world history. Includes a detailed chronology of Catherine’s life, family, and work.The A to Z section includes the major …
Queen Victoria
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2025
1108 kr
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Queen Victoria was, until the 21st century, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and reigned over an empire "on which the sun never set."While countless volumes have been written about the Great Queen, recent scholarly work has meaningfully explored the queen’s and the monarchy’s place …
Queen Victoria
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
E-bok, 2025
1173 kr
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Queen Victoria was, until the 21st century, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and reigned over an empire "on which the sun never set."While countless volumes have been written about the Great Queen, recent scholarly work has meaningfully explored the queen’s and the monarchy’s place …
Joseph Stalin
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av David R. Marples, Alla Hurska
Inbunden, 2022
1440 kr
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The figure of Stalin continues to intrigue, fascinate, and repel historians into the 21st century, while in the Russian Federation, he has returned to the status of a figure to be respected, principally as the leader who led his country through industrialization and militarization, enabling it to …
Thomas Edison
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av Paul Israel
Inbunden, 2024
1214 kr
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The most prolific inventor in American history, Thomas Edison played a major role in creating industries that have altered life around the globe: electric light and power, recorded sound and motion pictures. He also made significant innovations in telecommunications, battery technology, office …
Thomas Edison
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Av Paul Israel
E-bok, 2024
1296 kr
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The most prolific inventor in American history, Thomas Edison played a major role in creating industries that have altered life around the globe: electric light and power, recorded sound and motion pictures. He also made significant innovations in telecommunications, battery technology, office …
Adolf Hitler
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
Inbunden, 2021
912 kr
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Adolf Hitler was hardly the modern world’s only murderous tyrant and imperialist. Yet he and the regime he ruled over for 12 years exerted an enormous impact on the history of the 20th Century. We are still living with the consequences. Interpretations of his life and legacy continue to extert a …
Adolf Hitler
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
E-bok, 2021
530 kr
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Adolf Hitler was hardly the modern world’s only murderous tyrant and imperialist. Yet he and the regime he ruled over for 12 years exerted an enormous impact on the history of the 20th Century. We are still living with the consequences. Interpretations of his life and legacy continue to extert a …
Eva Perón
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Av María Belén Rabadán Vega, Mirna Vohnsen
Inbunden, 2021
837 kr
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No Latin American woman has ever elicited such extreme feelings of love and hate as Eva Perón. She was an actress of humble origins who fell in love with and married the soon-to-be president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón. Evita, as she was fondly known, became the most powerful woman in …
Joan of Arc
A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works
Inbunden, 2023
1214 kr
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Joan of Arc is the most recognizable woman from medieval Europe, yet the details of her life remain obscure to the general public while heavily debated by specialists. Rising from obscurity to insert herself into the court of French King Charles VII before marching with his armies to combat the …
