The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations
Title | The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Antony Jay |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780198610335 |
This revised new edition, now available as a handy pocket-sized paperback, provides more than 4,500 quotations, covering the people, events, and ideas of some 2,500 years of politics: the inspiring speeches and the disastrous gaffes. Antony Jay has selected the best sayings of and aboutpoliticians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and Elizabeth I to Ken Livingstone, and touching on subjects as diverse as warfare, nationalism, honesty, and the ever-sensitive issue of taxation. Newspaper headlines, Slogans, and other special categories are groupedtogether for easier access, and an extensive index helps you to find out who really said that half-remembered phrase. With the addition of Sound bites of 2000-4, events covered include the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the enlargement of the EuropeanUnion.Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water, the sharks are circling again.Anonymous British Cabinet Minister on the forthcoming report of the European ConventionStates like these...constitute an axis of evil.George W. BushI wasn't even in the index.Edwina Currie, on John Major's autobiographyYou know what some people call us: the nasty party.Theresa MayA good day to bury bad news.Summary of Jo Moore's email of 11 September 2001You don't look tall if you surround yourself by short grasses.Michael Portillo on Iain Duncan SmithEntitlement cards will not be compulsory, but everyone will have to have one.John PrescottThere is no list, and Syria isn't on it.Jack Straw
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Title | Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Knowles |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 2007-08-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0199208956 |
Containing more than 5,000 quotations from authors as diverse as Bertolt Brecht, George W. Bush, Homer Simpson, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is organized alphabetically by author, with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. This new edition features more than 500 new quotations and 187 new authors. The book includes special sections featuring quotations from cartoons, films, political slogans, famous last words, misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines and more.
The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations
Title | The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Fred R. Shapiro |
Publisher | |
Pages | 610 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Law |
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The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law- related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This world also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. Each quote has been verified from the original sources. Includes an author index and a key word index. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American legal system or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Title | The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Iain McLean |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 648 |
Release | 2009-02-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0191018279 |
This best-selling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the whole multi-disciplinary specturm of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, and concepts, as well as notable current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. An appendix contains timelines listing the principal office-holders of a range of countries including the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and China. Fully revised and updated for the 3rd edition, the dictionary includes a wealth of new material in areas such as international relations, political science, political economy, and methodologies, as well as a chronology of key political theorists. It also boasts entry-level web links that don't go out of date. These can be accessed via a regularly checked and updated companion website, ensuring that the links remain relevent, and any dead links are replaced or removed. The dictionary has international coverage and will prove invaluable to students and academics studying politics and related disciplines, as well as politicians, journalists, and the general reader seeking clarification of political terms.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Title | Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Ratcliffe |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 1734 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0198614179 |
Provides coverage of literary and historical quotations. An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations
Title | The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Garrett W Brown |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 2018-01-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0192545841 |
This bestselling dictionary contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of politics and international relations. Written by a leading team of political scientists, it embraces the multi-disciplinary spectrum of political theory including political thinkers, history, institutions, theories, and schools of thought, as well as notable current affairs that have shaped attitudes to politics. Fully updated for its fourth edition, the dictionary has had its coverage of international relations heavily revised and expanded, reflected in its title change, and it includes a wealth of new material in areas such as international institutions, peace building, human security, security studies, global governance, and open economy politics. It also incorporates recommended web links that can be accessed via a regularly checked and updated companion website, ensuring that the links remain relevant. The dictionary is international in its coverage and will prove invaluable to students and academics studying politics and related disciplines, as well as politicians, journalists, and the general reader seeking clarification of political terms.
The New Yale Book of Quotations
Title | The New Yale Book of Quotations PDF eBook |
Author | Fred R. Shapiro |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 1164 |
Release | 2021-08-31 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0300262787 |
A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with footnotes that are as fascinating to read as the quotes themselves.”—Arthur Spiegelman, Washington Post Book World (on the original edition) Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and all other aspects of human activity. Contemporaries added to this edition include Beyoncé, Sandra Cisneros, James Comey, Drake, Louise Glück, LeBron James, Brett Kavanaugh, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, John Oliver, Nancy Pelosi, Vladimir Putin, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and David Foster Wallace. The volume also reflects path-breaking recent research resulting in the updating of quotations from the first edition with more accurate wording or attribution. It has also incorporated noncontemporary quotations that have become relevant to the present day. In addition, The New Yale Book of Quotations reveals the striking fact that women originated many familiar quotations, yet their roles have been forgotten and their verbal inventions have often been credited to prominent men instead. This book’s quotations, annotations, extensive cross-references, and large keyword index will satisfy both the reader who seeks specific information and the curious browser who appreciates an amble through entertaining pages.