Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: 2000 (2000)

Wright, Chris

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Largo, Michael

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From Churchill, Stalin, and Kennedy, to Blair, Clinton and Mandela, <em>A Dictionary of Political Biography</em> 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<br>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.<br> Including entries on Idi Amin, Yasser Arafat, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Slobadan Milosevic, Fran�ois Mitterrand, Mary Robinson, and Mao Zedong, <em>A Dictionary of Political Biography</em> is an indispensable and authoritative reference for anyone interested in twentieth-century history and politics.<br>From Churchill, Stalin, and Kennedy to Blair, Clinton, and Mandela, this book covers all the major figures in world politics of the 20th century. Each of the 1,000 entries includes an account of the background, career, and achievements of the individual.<br>

Laura Marcus