Brief Lives by Colin Matthew
An anthology of portraits of some of the men and women who helped shape British national life in the 20th century, drawn from THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, BRIEF LIVES. Often written by people who knew their subjects personally, the mini-biographies include writers, artists, musicians, scientists, industrialists, politicians and soldiers.
Garnett, Jane: - Professor Jane Garnett is a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford, UK. Dr Garnett's research is on intellectual, cultural and religious history, predominantly of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the study of gender and visual culture over wider periods. She was Consultant Editor for Women on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (1994-2004), as well as acting as Associate Editor for Victorian Women Philanthropists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192800893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192800892 |
| Title | Brief Lives |
| Author | Colin Matthew |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 620 |
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