The New York Public Library's Books of the Century - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0195117905 ISBN 13: 9780195117905

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2000

Riassunto

The New York Public Library's Books of the Century takes readers on a thought-provoking tour of the last hundred years, through the medium of the printed word. Here readers will find over 150 pivotal works organized into topical categories, reflecting themes that have informed the century. Each is introduced with a brief commentary illuminating the themes and issues the books in that section address, followed by an annotation for each title offering a brief description and a key to its significance.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Elizabeth Diefendorf is Chief Librarian in the General Research Division, New York Public Library.

Product Description:

This volume takes readers on a thought-provoking tour of the 20th century, through the medium of the printed word. Here readers will find over 150 pivotal works organized into topical categories, reflecting themes that have informed the century. Each is introduced with a brief commentary illuminating the themes and issues the books in that section address, followed by an annotation for each title offering a brief description and a key to its significance.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0195117905
• ISBN 13: 9780195117905
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Redattore: Diefendorf Elizabeth