Description
'Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves.'
These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this collection.
Ranging from 1945 to the present day, they provide an important insight into the modern world. Inspirational speeches by Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and many others are supplemented with biographies of each speaker, as well an exploration of their words' significance and an historical account of the consequences of their oratory.
This is a history of the recent and contemporary world told through the speeches that shaped it.
About the Author
Hywel Williams is a renowned historian, newspaper columnist, political advisor and TV presenter. He is the author of the famous political expose Guilty Men and the massive Cassell's Chronology of World History.
Book Information
ISBN 9781780877464
Author Hywel Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 257g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 142mm * 25mm