SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD The Stories and Transcripts of the Moments That Made History

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ISBN 10: 1905204027 / ISBN 13: 9781905204021

Edité par Smith-Davies Pub, London, 2005

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Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 10.9 X 7.5 X 1.1 inches; 224 pages.

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• Titre: SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD The Stories and Transcripts of the Moments That Made History
• Éditeur: Smith-Davies Pub, London
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1905204027
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781905204021
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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With over a million copies already sold, this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient and modern. From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context.

This revised edition includes speeches that have shaped the modern world: from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment and from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women to Pope Francis on peace. A biography of each speechmaker reveals how they came to stand at the crossroads of history, and each speech is accompanied by an introduction explaining its historical context and how it influenced the momentous events of the day - as well as those that followed.

Moving and thought-provoking, this new edition will continue to inspire and enlighten readers, offering them a fascinating perspective on historical milestones through the power of the spoken word.

Contents include: Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Barack Obama, Pope Francis, Martin Luther King, Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle, General George S. Patton, Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, Vaclav Havel, Mikhail Gorbachev, Indira Gandhi and Winston Churchill to name a few.