Dictionary of Historical Terms: Second Edition

by Chris Cook

Book Overview

Designed for students, speech writers, and history buffs, a compilation of more than two thousand entries, organized alphabetically, outlines the historical context of historical words, terms, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517188716
• ISBN13: 9780517188712
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Great for Broadening Intellectual and Multicultural Understa

This book is an excellent resource for broadening your insight of global cultures, historical events, phrases, names their meanings. Rich with concise and in-depth descriptions including the origins of the terms, "the historical context in which the term was originally used" and covers over 2,000 entries.Whether you are a history buff, interested in broadening your multi-cultural understanding, a journalist, student, or just want to learn more about the historical events, terms, and people of our world, this book is an outstanding resource. Highly recommended! Barbara Rose, author of, `Individual Power' and `If God Was Like Man'