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Richard Crossman: A Reforming Radical of the Labour Party
Victoria Honeyman
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Description for Richard Crossman: A Reforming Radical of the Labour Party
Hardcover. A biography of Richard Crossman, the dedicated radical Labour politician, which offers a picture of his colourful life and demonstrates many connections between his political thinking and the formation of New Labour. It explores the connections between his personal history and his political convictions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 542.
"Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!" - Richard Crossman, "Diaries Vol. 1". As a politician and personality, Richard Crossman was anything but the deferential public servant he mocked so concisely. This revealing biography of the dedicated radical Labour politician offers the most complete picture of his colourful life and demonstrates many fascinating connections between his political thinking and the formation of New Labour. Richard Crosssman served as an MP from 1945 until shortly before his death in 1974 and is remembered as a fiery speaker, dedicated leftist and author of the controversial three-volume "Diaries of a Cabinet ... Read more
"Yes, Minister! No, Minister! If you wish it, Minister!" - Richard Crossman, "Diaries Vol. 1". As a politician and personality, Richard Crossman was anything but the deferential public servant he mocked so concisely. This revealing biography of the dedicated radical Labour politician offers the most complete picture of his colourful life and demonstrates many fascinating connections between his political thinking and the formation of New Labour. Richard Crosssman served as an MP from 1945 until shortly before his death in 1974 and is remembered as a fiery speaker, dedicated leftist and author of the controversial three-volume "Diaries of a Cabinet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845115531
SKU
V9781845115531
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Ref
99-5
About Victoria Honeyman
Stephen Thornton is Lecturer in Comparative Politics in the School of European Studies at Cardiff University. He has written widely about the British Labour Party and social security policy, including work published in 'Contemporary British History' and 'Public Policy and Administration'.
Reviews for Richard Crossman: A Reforming Radical of the Labour Party
"'A thoroughly professional piece of writing and investigation, fully justified in its claim to be breaking new ground.' Anthony Howard, journalist, broadcaster and author of Crossman: The Pursuit of Power 'Scholarly and thorough...Victoria Honeyman argues her case clearly and scrupulously. She deserves high praise for tackling a subject which has been neglected for far too long, and for doing so ... Read more