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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Hardcover • 2007 • English • 3. edition

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

By Elizabeth Knowles

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About the book

This exciting new edition offers both a vivid picture both of the world today, and an enduring record of the landmark events and key voices leading to it, captured in thousands of memorable quotations. From Scott's Antarctic Expedition in 1912 to the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, charting watersheds such as the two World Wars as well as the ebbs and flows of popular culture, the quotations gathered here evoke a fascinating picture of the social, political, cultural, and scientific hi...Show more

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ISBN

9780199208951

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

3

Original title

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Format

Hardcover

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