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In Our Time The Speeches that Shaped the Modern World

Hardcover • 2009 • English

In Our Time The Speeches that Shaped the Modern World

By Hywel Williams

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About the book

In Our Time brings together 40 of the most memorable, eloquent and influential speeches since 1945. From stark warnings against the threat of totalitarianism to celebrations of independence long fought for, and from rallying-calls for political change to passionate defences of moral principle, Hywel Williams's choice of speeches is richly eclectic in scope. This is an anthology with many voices: dictators and democrats, liberals and conservatives, nationalists and internationalists, soldiers and...Show more

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ISBN

9781847248367

Publisher

Penguin Group

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

In Our Time The Speeches that Shaped the Modern World

Format

Hardcover

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