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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198610610

ISBN-139780198610618

eBay Product ID (ePID)57177477

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOxford Dictionary of Political Quotations

SubjectDictionaries, General, Political

Publication Year2007

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Reference, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAntony Jay

SeriesOxford Quick Reference Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.4 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

LCCN2006-052723

Reviews'There is something on every page to make you sit up with interest, chuckle, or reconsider what you thought you knew.'Mail on Sunday

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.03

Intended AudienceTrade

Table Of ContentPrefaceIntroduction to third editionIntroduction to first editionHow to use the dictionaryDictionaryIndex

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThis thought-provoking and fascinating collection has been newly enlarged and updated. From Machiavelli to Nelson Mandela, Antony Jay (co-author of the famous TV series' Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister ) has chosen the words and ideas which have shaped the world we live in today. This new edition covers quotations generated by events such as the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, upheavals in the European Union, the re-election of George W. Bush, and the British Labour government's historic third term. And, of course, the gaffes and the back-biting that form the everyday currency of political in-fighting are fully detailed too. Misquotations, slogans, and other special categories are grouped together for easier access, and an extensive index helps you to trace that half-remembered phrase. Essential reading for politicians, journalists, writers, and general readers interested in quotations, modern politics, or political history.'I can only go one way. I've not got a reverse gear.' Tony Blair 'I met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns' George Galloway 'That's Lazarus with a triple bypass.' John Howard, when asked if he thought he could regain leadership of the Australian Liberal party 'If I want to talk to Europe who do I call?' Henry Kissinger'The job of the Federal Reserve is to take away the punch bowl just when the party is getting good.' William McChesney Martin Jr.'We don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.' Condoleeza Rice'No one is fit to be trusted with a secret who is not prepared, if necessary, to tell an untruth to defend it.' Lord Salisbury, This revised new edition provides 5,000 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 about politicians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and "Boss" Tweed to Condoleeza Rice, and touching on subjects as diverse as warfare, nationalism, honesty, and the ever-sensitive issue of taxation., This revised new edition provides 5,000 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 about politicians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and "Boss" Tweed to Condoleeza Rice, 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 grouped together for easier access, and an extensive index helps you find out who really said that half-remembered phrase. The third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations is a blend of noted historical utterances and sound bites of up-to-the-minute events such as the British and US elections, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

LC Classification NumberPN6084.P6