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Harold Wilson

Door Ben Pimlott

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#353128-ZC10
Titel
Harold Wilson
Auteur
Pimlott, Ben
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Harper Collins
Jaar van uitgave
1993
ISBN10
0006379559
ISBN13
9780006379553
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, numerous (full page) b/w illustrations (including photographs), 8vo.
Samenvatting

Ben Pimlott's biography of Hugh Dalton won the Whitbread Prize, now the author turns his attention to Harold Wilson. The book combines scholarship and observations to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Wilson is one of the most enigmatic personalities of recent British history. He held office as Prime Minister for longer than any other Labour leader, and longer than any other premier in peacetime apart from Mrs Thatcher. His success at winning General Elections - four in all - has so far not been matched. His grasp of economic policy was better than that of any other Prime Minister, and he enjoyed a high reputation among foreign leaders. Yet, in retrospect, he seems a master tactician rather than a strategiest - and he is regarded to
... (Lees verder)day with more curiosity than respect, when he is not treated with contempt.
Pagina's
811
Conditie
Redelijk — Edges browned, front cover and spine worn along the edges.
Prijs
€ 8,00

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