Author: David M. BrownstonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Key events, people, ideas and discoveries of the 20th century from 1900 to 1990.
Children's History of the 20th Century
Author: Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789447227
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Traces the events of the 20th century, month-by-month, with over 3,500 photographs.
Guinness Book of the 20th Century
Author: Guinness World RecordsPublisher: Mint Publishers
ISBN: 9781892051059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
A year-by-year chronicle of the twentieth century, highlighting the major news stories, as well as popular events that defined the times.
Art of the 20th Century
Author: TASCHENPublisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836584081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Explore the turbulent times and revolutionary ideas of 20th-century art. From Surrealism to Land Art, Fluxus to Bauhaus, this readable and comprehensive survey is your be-all, end-all guide to the people and works that redefined 'art' as we knew it, from 1900 to 2000. Ranging across the full spectrum of disciplines, including photography and new media, this encyclopedic masterwork does just what it says on the cover.
The Catcher in the Rye
Author: J.D. SalingerPublisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316450867
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme--With Love and Squalor, will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of children. The hero-narrator of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex for us to make any final comment about him or his story. Perhaps the safest thing we can say about Holden is that he was born in the world not just strongly attracted to beauty but, almost, hopelessly impaled on it. There are many voices in this novel: children's voices, adult voices, underground voices--but Holden's voice is the most eloquent of all. Transcending his own vernacular, yet remaining marvelously faithful to it, he issues a perfectly articulated cry of mixed pain and pleasure. However, like most lovers and clowns and poets of the higher orders, he keeps most of the pain to, and for, himself. The pleasure he gives away, or sets aside, with all his heart. It is there for the reader who can handle it to keep.
Twentieth Century Words
Author: John AytoPublisher: OXFORD University Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
In Twentieth Century Words, lexicographer John Ayto takes us on an exhilarating tour of our century, charting it decade by decade by way of the words we've coined to mark our passage through time. Ayto looks at some 5,000 words and meanings, from "flapper" to "flower power" to "road rage." We learn the birth dates of words such as "movie" (1910s), "barbecue" (1930s), Beatlemania (1960s), and "foodie" (1980s). Ayto also treats us to many surprises as well. Did you know, for instance, that "atomic energy" was coined in the 1900s, "rocket ship" in the 1920s, "hologram" in the '40s, and "modem" in the '50s? And in addition to the main alphabetic sequence of entries, the book also offers boxed features on topics of special interest, such as words arising from World War II ("bazooka," "jeep," "bikini"). With a thoughtful essay to introduce each decade, and thousands of evocative words and phrases, Twentieth Century Words will enthrall all word lovers as it opens a unique window on the last one hundred years.
Crimes of the 20th Century
Author: Publisher: Ashley Books
ISBN: 9780881767179
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Dictionary of 20th-century History
Author: David M. BrownstonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Key events, people, ideas and discoveries of the 20th century from 1900 to 1990.
Reading the Twentieth Century
Author: Donald W. WhisenhuntPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742564770
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The focus of Reading the Twentieth Century is on the role of the United States in the world in the twentieth century, after the nation became a major world player. Readings include public documents, memoirs, and media comments, many of which have never been published before. The book is structured in such a way that portions can be assigned to students, and the order of presentation is such that instructors can assign sections chronologically or thematically. Though highly informative, the editor's chapter introductions and the document head notes are brief, designed only to introduce the subjects so that the documents can speak for themselves.
20th Century Year by Year
Author: Charles PhillipsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781894067157
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
1900s
Author: Milan BobekPublisher:
ISBN: 9781932904000
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume, arranged chronologically, presents key events that have shaped the decade, from significant political occurrences to details of daily life.