The Penguin book of modern speeches

Summary: Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Salman Rushdie denouncing his fatwa, speeches have made headlines and shaped the way we see ourselves and the larger society. This title collects some of the most extraordinary speeches of the modern era.

Record details

ISBN: 9780241953259 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0241953251 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxix, 582 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: Third revised edition.
Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published as The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches by Viking, 1992"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages xxviii-xxix).