Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989)
Autore di Uno specchio lontano: un secolo di avventure e di calamità: il Trecento
Sull'Autore
Barbara W. Tuchman achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram, and international fame with The Guns of August--a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. There followed other successes, including The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (also mostra altro awarded the Pulitzer Prize), A Distant Mirror, The March of Folly, and The First Salute. mostra meno
Serie
Opere di Barbara W. Tuchman
Opere correlate
A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our… (1989) — Interviewee — 550 copie
A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage (1985) — Collaboratore — 466 copie
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Collaboratore — 133 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Wertheim Tuchman, Barbara
- Altri nomi
- Tuchman, Barbara
טוכמן, ברברה ורטהים
טוכמן, ברברה
باربارا تاکمن
バーバラ・タックマン
巴巴拉·W·塔奇曼 (mostra tutto 8)
바바라터크만지
Такман, Барбара - Data di nascita
- 1912-01-30
- Data di morte
- 1989-02-06
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Temple Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Causa della morte
- stroke
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA - Istruzione
- Radcliffe College (BA|1933)
Walden School - Attività lavorative
- historica
Journalist
Writer - Organizzazioni
- Society of American Historians
Authors Guild
Office of War Information - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Jefferson Lecture (1980)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters (1971, president 1979)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1978)
Pulitzer Prize (1963, 1972)
National Book Award in History (1980)
St Louis Literary Award (1971) (mostra tutto 8)
Order of Leopold First Class
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (1978) - Agente
- William Loverd
- Breve biografia
- Writies about : Middle Ages, Renaissance, 1900
Utenti
Discussioni
April-June Theme Read: War and Regions in Conflict in Reading Globally (Febbraio 10)
GROUP READ: The Guns of August in 2013 Category Challenge (Settembre 2013)
Recensioni
Barbara W Tuchman: The Guns of August & The Proud… di Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
In this LOA volume, Barbara Tuchman's "The Proud Tower" & "The Guns of August" are contained here. History students studying the world leading up to the start of World War I will find Tuchman's work a solid understanding of how Europe failed to recognize the serious ramifications of ignoring warning signs that led to the horrific butchery of war.
The background includes a whirlwind of characters quickly described before moving on to the next blur of scenery. It took a while to get around to the details surrounding the Balfour declaration.
This book is fantastic in its depth. The author did not come to fuck around, she came to murder - with precision - the fond notion of knighthood, kings, princesses, castles and any kind feelings you may have reserved for “the Church”.
When I began reading Dante’s Divine Comedy (not finished yet JEEZ), I realized how little I understood of 14th century western culture. For instance how the world of Dante reacted to his canticles - how his writings influenced culture. Anyway, I remembered to read this book. Which given the time we find ourselves in during a global pandemic .... this is triggering as fuck and also so goddamned well written. The parallels between then and now will ENRAGE you.
Anyway, the author’s writing is entertaining and everyone should read PARTS of this book. I get that 14th century plague and cultural commentary may not be for everyone, but if nothing else read the preface.… (altro)
When I began reading Dante’s Divine Comedy (not finished yet JEEZ), I realized how little I understood of 14th century western culture. For instance how the world of Dante reacted to his canticles - how his writings influenced culture. Anyway, I remembered to read this book. Which given the time we find ourselves in during a global pandemic .... this is triggering as fuck and also so goddamned well written. The parallels between then and now will ENRAGE you.
Anyway, the author’s writing is entertaining and everyone should read PARTS of this book. I get that 14th century plague and cultural commentary may not be for everyone, but if nothing else read the preface.… (altro)
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THE WAR ROOM (3)
Unread books (1)
1970s (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 23
- Opere correlate
- 8
- Utenti
- 26,666
- Popolarità
- #779
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 419
- ISBN
- 403
- Lingue
- 17
- Preferito da
- 129
