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OverviewThis extraordinary book considers the qualities of leaders from this historic party, among them some of the towering figures of British political history, and places each in the context of their respective time and political landscape.From Keir Hardie to Ed Miliband, and featuring eight Labour prime ministers since the inauguration of James Ramsay MacDonald, this book offers an analytical framework by which those leaders may be judged, and a detailed personal biography of each.This book will provoke discussion and debate as well as providing an essential guide to understanding British political history through the prism of the men and women who created it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles Clarke , Toby JamesPublisher: Biteback Publishing Imprint: Biteback Publishing ISBN: 9781849548168ISBN 10: 1849548161 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 03 August 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCharles Clarke was Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 to 2010. He served as Education Minister from 1998 and then in the Home Office from 1999 to 2001. From 2002 to 2004 he was Secretary of State for Education and Skills and then Home Secretary until 2006. He holds visiting professorships at the University of East Anglia, Lancaster University, and University College London.; Dr Toby James is senior lecturer in British and comparative politics at the University of East Anglia. He has a PhD from the University of York and has previously worked at Swansea University and the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. He is the co-convenor of the Political Studies Association's Political Leadership Group and has published on statecraft theory and political leadership in various journals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |