Diana, Princess of Wales - A Biography

Informationen zum Autor Martin Gitlin is a freelance educational book writer based in Cleveland, OH. Klappentext Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the barrier between royal and commoner. As a member of the royal family in an age of mass media, her fairy-tale wedding to, and painful divorce from, Prince Charles was played out on the world stage. Later, her humanitarian work for the Red Cross, her campaigns against landmines, and her work with the sick, especially AIDS victims, added a compassionate element to the royal family in the eyes of the world-and the world, ten years later, still hasn't gotten enough of Lady Di. This objective, accessible volume explores Diana's fascinating life, including her aristocratic upbringing, her whirlwind engagement to Prince Charles, her rocky marriage, her post-divorce status as global humanitarian icon, the media's frenzied treatment of her death, and her charitable legacy, including her sons' coming-of-age and their attempts to honor her memory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Introduction Timeline Chapter 1: Birth of a Princess Chapter 2: A Family History Chapter 3: Diana the Teenager Chapter 4: Merging Paths Chapter 5: The Engagement Chapter 6: Sweating out the Wedding Chapter 7: Early Years as a Royal Chapter 8: The Crumbling Marriage Chapter 9: Growing Compassion Chapter 10: Their Separate Ways Chapter 11: Still Chasing a Dream Chapter 12: Final Years and Fatal End Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Martin Gitlin, Gitlin Martin
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2008
• EAN: 9780313348792
• ISBN: 978-0-313-34879-2
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Greenwood Biographies; Greenwood Biographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Biography: royalty, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Popular Culture: Icons and Celebrities