Facts About the 20th Century (Wilson Facts) - Hardcover

Ochoa, George; Corey, Melinda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824209605 ISBN 13: 9780824209605

Publisher: H.W. Wilson Publishing Co., 2001

Synopsis

<p>An expansive single-volume reference combining the features of a chronology, encyclopaedia, and almanac. This ambitious new work covers not just trivia but essentials, not just the familiar but also the little-known, not just the local but the global. ""It is not a record of any one country’s 20th century, but of every country’s, and of the great worldwide events and trends that affected them all,"" promises the introduction. </p> <p>Chapter One: <strong>Chronology of the Century</strong><br /> A timeline from 1900 to 1999, highlighting the most important milestones in every area of human activity around the world, from culture to politics to science to sports. <p> <p>Chapter Two: <strong>Events and Ideas of the Century</strong><br /> A listing of more than 300 selected events, movements, trends, and concepts that defined the century. </p> <p>Chapter Three: <strong> People of the Century</strong><br /> Concise biographies of 900 of the most important people of their times, including artists, philosophers, generals, and presidents. </p> <p>Chapter Four: <strong>Nations of the World</strong><br /> A brief 20th-century history of every nation on earth, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, along with a chronology of leaders and other information. </p> <p>The main text is supplemented with charts, such as a list of all Nobel Prize Winners and battle and casualty tables for World Wars I and II. Cross-references also aid researchers. Two indexes complete the book: a traditional subject index and a year index. </p>

About this edition

• Publisher: H.W. Wilson Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0824209605
• ISBN 13: 9780824209605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1004