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Clem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer
Francis Beckett
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Description for Clem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer
Paperback. Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
Far from Winston Churchill's jibe that he was a modest little man with plenty to be modest about, in this acclaimed biography, comprehensively revised in this new edition, Francis Beckett makes the case that Clement Attlee's reputation as Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister is fully deserved. With new research, thinking and stories (many of them never published before) Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation. Far from being a dull, grey man, he was a poet and a dreamer. Here is an eloquent portrait of Attlee the man, not only his remarkable political life ... Read more
Far from Winston Churchill's jibe that he was a modest little man with plenty to be modest about, in this acclaimed biography, comprehensively revised in this new edition, Francis Beckett makes the case that Clement Attlee's reputation as Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister is fully deserved. With new research, thinking and stories (many of them never published before) Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation. Far from being a dull, grey man, he was a poet and a dreamer. Here is an eloquent portrait of Attlee the man, not only his remarkable political life ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910376058
SKU
V9781910376058
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Ref
99-50
About Francis Beckett
Francis Beckett is an author, journalist, broadcaster, playwright and contemporary historian. His seventeen books include biographies of four prime ministers, as well as of Aneurin Bevan and Laurence Olivier. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian and New Statesman.
Reviews for Clem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer
'Beckett gets near to the essence of Attlee, and does so in an easy, flowing narrative.' - - Independent 'More government records have been opened, and Beckett has used them to great effect.' - The Times 'An engrossing personal biography of Attlee.' - History Today 'The triumph of this work is the author's success in passing on his love for ... Read more