- Bib ID:
- 2446971
- Format:
- Book
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Description:
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- New York : Facts on File, 2003
- viii, 645 p. ; 29 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0816047723 (acid-free paper) (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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"Still the only reference of its kind, Dictionary of Historic Documents, Revised Edition provides basic factual information about more than 2,400 significant documents in world history. Included are key acts, constitutions, proclamations, treaties, bills, laws, agreements, and speeches, among others, from ancient codes, such as Hammurabi's Code, to modern agreements and speeches, such as the Kyoto Protocol or President George W. Bush's "Freedom and Fear Are at War" speech." "Arranged in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, each entry includes a concise summary describing the principal details of the document, its significance and historical context, as well as primary or secondary sources for further reference. Cross-references, a list of entries by category, a timetable of documents, an extensive bibliography, and an index make the information readily accessible. This edition features more than 100 new entries."--BOOK JACKET.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- History -- Sources -- Dictionaries
- Copyright:
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- Until 2073 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2003
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