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History of British Prime Ministers (omnibus edition)
Dick Leonard
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Description for History of British Prime Ministers (omnibus edition)
Hardcover. This omnibus edition of Dick Leonard's British Premiers trilogy, surveys the lives and careers of all the 53 Prime Ministers between Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) and David Cameron (2010- ), bringing to life the political achievements and also the personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over nearly three centuries. Num Pages: 881 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Nineteenth-Century British Premiers, A Century of Premiers, plus new and updated chapters on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, Dick Leonard recounts the circumstances which took them to the top of the ‘greasy pole’, probes their political and personal strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in office and asks what lasting influence they have had. The author also recounts fascinating and often littleknown facts about the private lives of each of the ... Read more
Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Nineteenth-Century British Premiers, A Century of Premiers, plus new and updated chapters on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, Dick Leonard recounts the circumstances which took them to the top of the ‘greasy pole’, probes their political and personal strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in office and asks what lasting influence they have had. The author also recounts fascinating and often littleknown facts about the private lives of each of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
881
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137338044
SKU
V9781137338044
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99-15
About Dick Leonard
Dick Leonard is an historian, journalist and author and a former Labour MP. For many years he was Assistant Editor of The Economist, and headed their office in Brussels, where he was later also correspondent of The Observer. He also worked for the BBC, and contributed regularly to leading newspapers across the world. His publications include The Economist Guide to ... Read more
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