A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

1978 book by Barbara Tuchman
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Summary

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century authored The Calamitous 14th Century — author (P50): Barbara W. Tuchman[3].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's instance of is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's publisher is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — publisher (P123): Ballantine Books[5].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's genre is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — genre (P136): narrative history[6].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's place of publication is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — place of publication (P291): New York City[7].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's language of work or name is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — language of work or name (P407): English[8].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's country of origin is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — country of origin (P495): United States[9].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's publication date is recorded as +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05555p[11].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3378547W[12].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's main subject is recorded as The Calamitous 14th Century — main subject (P921): crisis of the late Middle Ages[13].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 51586[14].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/A-Distant-Mirror-The-Calamitous-14th-Century[15].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Distant Mirror'}[16].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Calamitous 14th Century'}[17].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's NNL item ID is recorded as 990013573790205171[18].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Book", "ADistantMirrorTheCalamitous14thCentury1978"][19].
  • A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 227267[20].

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Works and Contributions

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century authored The Calamitous 14th Century — author (P50): Barbara W. Tuchman[3].

Why It Matters

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

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  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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