Skip to main content Site map

Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, The


Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, The

Paperback by MacArthur, Brian; MacArthur, Brian

Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, The

£14.99

ISBN:
9780241982303
Publication Date:
5 Oct 2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
672 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 - 23 May 2024
Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, The

Description

From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era! 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 Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.

Contents

Featuring speeches from figures including: • Theodore Roosevelt • Mahatma Gandhi • Winston Churchill • Franklin Roosevelt • Martin Luther King Jr. • John F. Kennedy • Nelson Mandela • Ronald Reagan • Betty Friedan • Margaret Thatcher • Queen Elizabeth II • Bill Clinton • Barack Obama • Malala Yousafzai • Michelle Obama • Hillary Clinton

Back

University of West London logo