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Tony Benn - Dare To Be A Daniel: Then and Now - 9780099471530 - KEX0305371
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Dare To Be A Daniel: Then and Now

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Description for Dare To Be A Daniel: Then and Now Paperback. Born into a family with a strong, radical dissenting tradition in which enterprise and public service were combined, Tony Benn was taught to believe that the greatest sins in life was to waste time and money. This work describes Tony Benn's emergence from the war as a keen socialist about to embark upon marriage and an unknown political future. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Good copy

Born into a family with a strong, radical dissenting tradition in which enterprise and public service were combined, Tony Benn was taught to believe that the greatest sin in life was to waste time and money. Life in his Victorian-Edwardian family home in Westminster was characterised by austerity, the last vestiges of domestic service, the profound influence of his mother, a dedicated Christian and feminist, and his colourful and courageous father, elected as a Liberal MP in 1906 and later serving in Labour Cabinets under Ramsay MacDonald and Clem Atlee. Benn followed in his father's footsteps, becoming one of the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099471530
SKU
KEX0305371
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Tony Benn
Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. His political activity continued after 'retirement' through mass meetings, broadcasts and in more recent years through social media. A widower since 2000, Tony Benn died at his home in London on 14th March 2014.

Reviews for Dare To Be A Daniel: Then and Now
There is a passion in Benn's writing and speaking that far transcends the miserable aspirations of most contemporary politicians
Paul Foot
Guardian
[Benn] has a nice line in self-deprecation and hundreds of thought-provoking or funny stories. He is proud of his forebears and their achievements, bringing them alive even for people who do not share his name ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Dare To Be A Daniel: Then and Now


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