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Historical dictionary of the 1940s
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- Summary
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Offering readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades, this is a historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940. In nearly 600 concise entries...
Offering readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades, this is a historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points readers to three sources that treat the subject in depth.
Details
- Creator
- editors, James G. Ryan and Leonard Schlup
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2006
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xi, 600 pages)
- ISBNs
- 1317468651, 131570370X, 128091212X, 9786610912124, 076562107X, 076560440X
- OCLC
- ocn367956712
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 545-546) and index.
- English
- Contents; Introduction; Chronology; Appendices; Selected General Bibliography; About the Contributors; Guide to Contributors' Entries; Index
Subjects
- Nineteen forties -- Dictionaries.
- History, Modern -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.
- History, Modern -- 20th century -- Biography.
- Popular culture -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953.
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953.