Artículos relacionados a The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches (Eerder verschenen...

The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches (Eerder verschenen onder de titel : The Penguin book of twentieth-century speeches) - Tapa blanda

 
9780241982303: The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches (Eerder verschenen onder de titel : The Penguin book of twentieth-century speeches)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0241982308 ISBN 13: 9780241982303
Editorial: Penguin Books, 2019

Sinopsis

This definitive collection gathers the most significant speeches of the modern era, from Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan and Michelle Obama

Defined by waves of idealism and doubt, progress and destruction, the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first have seen the best and worst of humanity in measures previously unimaginable. Underpinning the rise of radio, television, and the internet, the spoken word has proven ever more crucial in stirring the hearts and minds of millions around the world.

In these pages, Emmeline Pankhurst agitates for the right to vote; Adolf Hitler rises to power; Fidel Castro sparks a revolution; John F. Kennedy calls Americans to action; Betty Friedan rallies for equality; and Barack Obama contemplates the meaning of America. The speeches contained in The Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, some of the most extraordinary and memorable of the modern age, have established and shaped how we understand ourselves and our place in the world around us.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Brian MacArthur (1940-2019) was founding editor of Today and The Times Higher Education Supplement, editor of the Western Morning News, deputy editor of the Sunday Times, and executive editor of The Times. MacArthur was the author of Surviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese 1942-1945 and editor of The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches. He lived in Norfolk and London.

De la contraportada

Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Penguin Books
Año de publicación
2019
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0241982308
ISBN 13 
9780241982303
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
672
Editor
MacArthur Brian
Contacto del fabricante
Van Ditmar Boeken, VDB Sales
sales@vanditmar.nl

Hondiuslaan 44
Utrecht
3528 AB
Holanda