| Description |
1 online resource (740 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Oxford quick reference |
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Oxford quick reference.
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| Summary |
This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate entries for every country in the world (summarizing key historical events), and in-depth entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and major conflicts and events and their after-effects. For this new edition, existing entries have been revised and updated to reflect the very latest global events including changes in leadership, wars, political situations, and the statistical information given for each country (population counts, currency, languages, religions). New entries have been included for key figures who have recently come to prominence and world events |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2006 |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
History -- Dictionaries.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tuthill, Margaret, illustrator
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Wells, Linda, illustrator
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Wright, Edmund (Thomas Edmund Farnsworth), editor
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Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN |
0191765724 |
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019968569X (paperback) |
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9780191765728 |
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9780199685691 (paperback) |
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