Nick Thomas-Symonds

Attlee

A Life in Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By examining the myths that have arisen around this key figure of British political life, this biography offers a vivid portrait of the man and his politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 515968
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780755636136
• ISBN-10: 0755636139
• Artikelnr.: 66690813

Autorenporträt

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Keir Starmer
INTRODUCTION to the New Edition
CHAPTER ONE: GROWING UP IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND, 1883 - 1901
CHAPTER TWO: FROM OXFORD TO THE EAST END, 1901 - 1914
CHAPTER THREE: THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
CHAPTER FOUR: THE POLITICAL APPRENTICESHIP, 1918-1922
CHAPTER FIVE: A NEW MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, 1922-24
CHAPTER SIX: OPPOSITION AND INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1924-30
CHAPTER SEVEN: IN GOVERNMENT, 1930-1931
CHAPTER EIGHT: BACK IN OPPOSITION, 1931-35
CHAPTER NINE: LABOUR LEADERSHIP, 1935-39
CHAPTER TEN: FROM OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT, 1939 - 1942
CHAPTER ELEVEN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND DOMINIONS SECRETARY, 1942-43
CHAPTER TWELVE: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL,
1943 - 45
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE 1945 GENERAL ELECTION
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ATTLEE AS PRIME MINISTER
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE SCALE OF THE CHALLENGE, JULY - NOVEMBER 1945
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: FULFILLING THE PARTY'S AMBITIONS - NATIONAL INSURANCE,
NATIONAL HEALTH, AND NATIONALIZATION, 1945 - 1948
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: INDIA
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1945-1951
CHAPTER NINETEEN: COAL AND CURRENCY: ATTLEE'S LEADERSHIP CRISIS OF 1947
CHAPTER TWENTY: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES? 1948-1949
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: POLITICAL TROUBLES, 1949-51
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: MANAGING THE PARTY, 1951-55
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: THE LAST YEARS, 1955-1967
CONCLUSION