The Proud Tower

The Proud Tower

"The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914" is a 1966 book by Barbara Tuchman, collecting essays she had published in various periodicals during the mid 1960s. Each chapter deals with a different country, theme, and time (although all relate to the approximately 25 years preceding World War I). The first and last chapters are about British government in 1890 and 1910, respectively; one chapter is dedicated to the Dreyfus Affair in France; and another is nominally about the Wilhelmine politics of late 19th-century Germany, but is really about "musik und kultur" in Deutschland.

Publication history

*Hardcover, Macmillan, 1966 (ISBN 0026203006)
*Mass-market paperback, Bantam Books, 1982 (ISBN 0553256025)
*Paperback, Ballantine Books, New York, 1996 (ISBN 0345405013)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Guns of August — Infobox Book | name = The Guns of August author = Barbara Tuchman country = United States language = English publisher = Random House release date = media type = Print (Paperback) genre = Military History, History isbn = ISBN 0 345 38623 X The… …   Wikipedia

  • Proud — Proud, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel. pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. {Pride}.] 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proud flesh — Proud Proud, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE. proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel. pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf. {Pride}.] 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: (a)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Manchester Studios — Granada Studios Granada House with the original two storey studios in the foreground. The broadcasting tower and the red Granada TV logo on Granada House have since been removed Former names …   Wikipedia

  • The City in the Sea — is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The final version was published in 1845, but earlier version was published as The Doomed City in 1831 and, later, as The City of Sin . The poem tells the story of a city ruled by Death using common elements from… …   Wikipedia

  • The Solar Project — The Solar Projects Solar One, Solar Two and Solar Tres are power plants based on solar thermal energy in the Mojave Desert and Spain. Solar One Solar One was a pilot solar thermal project built in the Mojave Desert just east of Barstow, CA.It was …   Wikipedia

  • The Icewind Dale Trilogy — is a trilogy of novels written by R.A. Salvatore, a SciFi and fantasy author. The events depicted in the trilogy follow the events of The Dark Elf Trilogy, although the former was written beforehand. It then continues from the Halfling s Gem onto …   Wikipedia

  • The Wardstone Chronicles — 200px The Spook s Apprentice The Spook s Curse The Spook s Secret The Spook s Battle The Spook s Mistake The Spook s Sacrifice The Spook s Nightmare The Spook s Destiny The Spook s Blood Author …   Wikipedia

  • The Return of the Native —   …   Wikipedia

  • The Chronicles of Amber — is group of novels that comprise a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works. The Amber stories take… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”