Fifty Key Figures in Twentieth-century British PoliticsThis guidebook provides a complete overview of the lives and influence of fifty major figures in modern British political history. Reflecting the changes within British society and politics over the past century, the entries chart the development of key contemporary issues such as women's rights, immigration and the emergence of New Labour. Figures covered include: * Winston Churchill * Tony Blair * Emmeline Pankhurst * David Lloyd George * Margaret Thatcher * John Maynard Keynes * Enoch Powell * Barbara Castle With cross-referenced entries and helpful suggestions for further reading, this book is an essential guide for all those with an interest in understanding the dominating issues of modern British politics. |
Contents
Herbert Henry Asquith 39 | 3 |
Nancy Astor | 9 |
Stanley Baldwin | 16 |
Lord Beaverbrook | 25 |
Ernest Bevin | 39 |
Richard Austen Butler | 51 |
Henry CampbellBannerman | 59 |
Joseph Chamberlain | 69 |
Michael Foot | 103 |
Edward Grey | 110 |
Edward Heath | 122 |
Sir Samuel Hoare | 130 |
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONTENTS | 133 |
George Lansbury | 154 |
James Ramsay MacDonald | 169 |
Herbert Morrison | 183 |
Neville Chamberlain | 75 |
Sir Winston Churchill | 81 |
Sir Stafford Cripps | 88 |
Hugh Dalton | 95 |
Enoch Powell | 200 |
Margaret Thatcher | 214 |
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Barbarism and Civilization: A History of Europe in Our Time Bernard Wasserstein No preview available - 2007 |