The world : travels 1950-2000 / Jan Morris.
The world : travels 1950-2000 / Jan Morris.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
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N909.825/17
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 458 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The 1950s ; 1. Mount Everest, 1953 ; 2. A benign republic: USA ; 3. Kingdom of troubles: the Middle East ; 4. South African White and Black ; 5. Confusions in paradise: the Caribbean ; 6. Europe: after the war was over ; 7. Orientalisms: The Far East -- The 1960s ; 8. The Eichmann Trial ; 9. The Col...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Fifty years later, we now have The World, which provides us with as complete an overview of Morris's work as we will ever see. Dividing the volume into five decades, Morris presents history with an unparalleled dramatic flair, creating a riveting portrait of the twentieth century, from the political idealism of the postwar years to its more recent...
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The world : travels 1950-2000 / Jan Morris.
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"Originally published in Great Britain under the title A writer's world : travels 1950-2000"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
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N909.825/17
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74VvekrWBbrO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvekrWBbrO
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ISBN
0393052087
9780393052084
DDC
909.825
MMS ID
991017158419702626
