A Dictionary of Political Biography: Who's Who in Twentieth-Century World Politics

Book Overview

From Churchill, Stalin, and Kennedy, to Blair, Clinton and Mandela, A Dictionary of Political Biography covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century. Compiled by an expert team of contributors under the editorship of Dennis Kavanagh, this new dictionary contains over 1,000 entries which describe and assess the lives of the 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.
Including entries on Idi Amin, Yasser Arafat, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Slobadan Milosevic, Fran ois Mitterrand, Mary Robinson, and Mao Zedong, A Dictionary of Political Biography is an indispensable and authoritative reference for anyone interested in twentieth-century history and politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192800353
• ISBN13: 9780192800350
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A Reference for Politicos

Quite simply, this is a fairly comprehensive biographical reference of those who play roles in politics that are in any way visible on the international level. Mostly, it is helpful for those obscure references to long-dead and/or faraway politicians whose names sound, perhaps, familiar. I recommend this book as a companion to political writings generally.