World Cultural Leaders of the 20th & 21st Centuries

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Автор: Jennifer Durham Ba

Название: World Cultural Leaders of the 20th & 21st Centuries

Издательство: Grey House Publishing

Год: 2007

Формат: PDF

Размер: 26 Mb

Язык: English

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This dynamic two-volume reference work is a window into the arts, performances, movements, and music that shaped the world�s cultural development since 1900. A remarkable around-the-world look at one-hundred-plus years of cultural development through the eyes of those that set the stage and stayed to play.

Highlights of this second edition include:

Complete coverage of six major cultural categories: Art, Film, Dance, Literature, Theater and Music

Nearly 120 brand new entries along with expanded, updated information for 550 information-packed entries

A handy fold-out timeline traces important events in all cultural categories from 1900 through the present time

A brand new section of detailed material and resources for 100 selected individuals is also new to this edition, with further data on museums, homesteads, websites, artwork and more

Entries are fully cross-referenced so that readers can learn how various individuals influenced others

An index of leaders by occupation, a useful glossary and a thorough general index complete the coverage