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Power and Pragmatism
Malcolm Rifkind
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Description for Power and Pragmatism
Hardback. The captivating memoirs of a Political heavyweight, detailing more than 40 years in government. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 772.
Sir Malcolm Rifkind's political career has been as glittering as it has been long-lived. Indeed, as a minister for eighteen years, he has seen longer uninterrupted service than anyone since Lord Palmerston in the early nineteenth century.In both the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, during some of the most turbulent years of the late twentieth century, he had a ringside seat at Margaret Thatcher's historic summit with President Gorbachev, was in charge of British troops during the Bosnian conflict, helped change Polish history during the Cold War, and held secret negotiations on the Falklands with the Argentinians. For ... Read more
Sir Malcolm Rifkind's political career has been as glittering as it has been long-lived. Indeed, as a minister for eighteen years, he has seen longer uninterrupted service than anyone since Lord Palmerston in the early nineteenth century.In both the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, during some of the most turbulent years of the late twentieth century, he had a ringside seat at Margaret Thatcher's historic summit with President Gorbachev, was in charge of British troops during the Bosnian conflict, helped change Polish history during the Cold War, and held secret negotiations on the Falklands with the Argentinians. For ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
771g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785900037
SKU
V9781785900037
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About Malcolm Rifkind
Malcolm Rifkind was born in Edinburgh in 1946. In 1974, he was elected as MP for Edinburgh Pentlands and represented that constituency until 1997. He was MP for Kensington & Chelsea and then Kensington from 2005 until 2015. He has served in ministerial roles under the premierships of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. He has been Secretary of State ... Read more
Reviews for Power and Pragmatism
Power and Pragmatism is the vivid and stimulating story of a British statesman, his values and his contribution to a changing Britain and a changing world over the past forty years. - Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State; Malcolm Rifkind was in the top rank of twentieth-century politicians. Few saw events at closer quarters, and this thoughtful ... Read more