The norton book of modern war

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New sources have been drawn upon for engravings and halftones from contemporary. Selections from poetry and fiction describe the 20th centurys major conflicts. Among these nations, ireland was the oldest of britains colonies and the first in modern. The norton dictionary of modern thought now provides us with a rich and reliable resource for staying on top of trends and actually enhancing our cultural literacy. Includes a new introduction by the editor, john norton moore. Another of the defining features of the twentieth century was the emergence of new nations out of european colonial rule. The literature of the classical world that has survived is a pitiful remnant of what once existed so begins bernard knoxs preface to an anthology that introduces the modern reader to the enormous. The norton book of modern war by fussell, paul, 1924publication date 1991 topics war, literature, modern, literature, modern, english literature publisher new york.

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