British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Brown

ISBN-13: 9780415669825 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 312 str.

ROBERT PEARCE;Graham Goodlad

Opis

The origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to the 18th century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarch's principal minister. From the dawn of the 20th century to the early years of the 21st, however, both the power and the significance of the role have been transformed. This book explores the personalities and achievements of those 20 individuals who have held the highest political office between 1902 and 2010. This book charts both the evolving importance of the office of Prime Minister and the continuing restraints on the exercise of power by Britain's leaders. These concise, accessible and stimulating biographies provide an essential resource for students of political history and general readers alike.

Recenzje

"This work is a new approach to 20^th century British history and politics. Through the collection of prime ministers’ biographies, the authors explore the character of British leaders, the nature of prime ministerial leadership and the evolving role of prime ministers in the British constitution. It will be invaluable to students of British politics and history, and researchers will find it a handy reference." -  Neal R. McCrillis, Columbus State University, USA

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. Arthur Balfour 2. Henry Campbell-Bannerman 3. Herbert Henry Asquith 4. David Lloyd George 5. Andrew Bonar Law 6. Stanley Baldwin 7. James Ramsay MacDonald 8. Neville Chamberlain 9. Winston Churchill 10. Clement Attlee 11. Anthony Eden 12. Harold Macmillan 13. Alec Douglas Home 14. Harold Wilson 15. Edward Heath 16. James Callaghan 17. Margaret Thatcher 18. John Major 19. Tony Blair 20. Gordon Brown. Index

O autorze

Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Cumbria, is the author of many books on British and European history. The editor of History Review from 1998 to 2012, he is the General Editor of Routledge Historical Biographies. Graham Goodlad is Director of Studies at St John’s College, Southsea. He has written widely on nineteenth and twentieth century British political history, most recently an essay in the collection Gladstone and Ireland (2010), edited by D.G. Boyce and Alan O’Day