| International Standard Book Number |
9781335002174 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1335002170 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Bash, Dana, author.
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| Title Statement |
The elections that changed the world : fifteen pivotal moments that shaped how we live / Dana Bash and David Fisher.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
x, 308 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
63 BC: Julius Caesar elected Pontifex Maximum and praetor -- 1265: Consequences of the Magna Carta -- November 21, 1620: The Mayflower Compact brings self-government to the New World -- 1796 and 1800: Adams vs. Jefferson -- 1860: The election of Abraham Lincoln -- 1911: The election of Sun Yat-sen as president of China -- 1932 and 1940: The elections of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- 1932: The German elections result in Adolf Hitler becoming dictator -- 1945: Clement Attlee defeats Churchill -- 1955: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. elected leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association -- 1958: The election of Pope John XXIII -- 1967 and 1969: Women become world leaders--Indira Gandhi and Golda Meir -- 1966: Ronald Reagan wins the California gubernatorial election -- 1985-1991: Gorbachev and Yeltsin dissolve the Soviet Union -- May 10, 1994: Nelson Mandela is election president of South Africa.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Dana Bash and David Fisher explore fifteen pivotal elections and political selections that have influenced the course of history, from ancient Rome to the modern world. Through examples including Julius Caesar's election as praetor, the creation of the Mayflower Compact, Martin Luther King Jr.'s selection as a civil rights leader, the election of Pope John XXIII, and the emergence of the first democratically elected female world leaders, the authors examine how voting and leadership decisions shape societies. The book considers the effects of elections on political power, public policy, economic conditions, social values, and individual lives, inviting readers to reflect on the importance of their own votes.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Political participation.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Democracy History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Political leadership History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Elections History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Elections Social aspects.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Elections Political aspects.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Fisher, David, 1946- author.
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