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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521432278

ISBN-139780521432276

eBay Product ID (ePID)268148

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Book TitleStanley Baldwin : Conservative Leadership and National Values

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicEurope / Great Britain / General, Political

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorPhilip Williamson

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight27.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-043633

Reviews'Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet ... He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.'Times Literary Supplement, "Williamson effectively shows that Baldwin was neither a gentrified industrialist nor a backwoods Conservative. His sympathies were broad, and his efforts to promote citizenship and self-improvement were impressive. This account is superbly researched, insightful, and elegantly written..." The Journal of Modern History, 'Philip Williamson['s] â€¦ meticulously researched and thoughtful work â€¦ contains many insights and fascinating revelations.' Ben Pimlott, The Guardian, ‘… ambitious … Williamson fulfils his intention to demonstrate a more productive method of studying a politician’s career than is usually supplied by the standard life.’London Review of Books, "...Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet to appear, as well as by far the most favourable." TLS, '... a masterpiece of craftsmanship, insight and persuasion ... the best book on Baldwin ... Williamson speaks with unrivalled authority ... of general importance about politics in modern societies.'The Spectator, 'Philip Williamson['s] ... meticulously researched and thoughtful work ... contains many insights and fascinating revelations.'Ben Pimlott, The Guardian, 'Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet to appear ... He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.' The Times Literary Supplement, ‘Williamson’s is the best book on Baldwin yet … He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.’Times Literary Supplement, 'Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet ... He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.' Times Literary Supplement, "...this is a valuable book that must be compulsory reading for any student of inter-war Britain. Baldwin the man - the complicated, complex man - emerges from its pages, full stop." The International History Review, '... ambitious ... Williamson fulfils his intention to demonstrate a more productive method of studying a politician's career than is usually supplied by the standard life.' London Review of Books, 'â€¦ a masterpiece of craftsmanship, insight and persuasion â€¦ the best book on Baldwin â€¦ Williamson speaks with unrivalled authority â€¦ of general importance about politics in modern societies.' The Spectator, 'Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources ... His ... study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.'History Today, 'Philip Williamson['s] ... meticulously researched and thoughtful work ... contains many insights and fascinating revelations.' Ben Pimlott, The Guardian, '... ambitious ... Williamson fulfils his intention to demonstrate a more productive method of studying a politician's career than is usually supplied by the standard life.'London Review of Books, ‘Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources … His … study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.’History Today, ‘… a masterpiece of craftsmanship, insight and persuasion … the best book on Baldwin … Williamson speaks with unrivalled authority … of general importance about politics in modern societies.’The Spectator, ‘Philip Williamson[’s] … meticulously researched and thoughtful work … contains many insights and fascinating revelations.’Ben Pimlott, The Guardian, 'Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources â€¦ His â€¦ study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.' History Today, 'â€¦ ambitious â€¦ Williamson fulfils his intention to demonstrate a more productive method of studying a politician's career than is usually supplied by the standard life.' London Review of Books, '... a masterpiece of craftsmanship, insight and persuasion ... the best book on Baldwin ... Williamson speaks with unrivalled authority ... of general importance about politics in modern societies.' The Spectator, 'Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources ... His ... study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.' History Today, 'Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources ... His new study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.' Robert Pearce, History Today, 'Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet â€¦ He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.' Times Literary Supplement

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal941.083/092 B

Table Of ContentIntroduction: the historical problem; 1. Public career; 2. Political leadership; 3. Influences: business and ethics; 4. Influences: community and service; 5. Purposes and methods; 6. Capitalism and industrial relations; 7. Democracy and public values; 8. Country and empire; 9. Soul and providence; 10. Armaments and anti-totalitarianism; Conclusion.

SynopsisStanley Baldwin (1867-1947) is one of the most significant modern British politicians, but also one of the most controversial and puzzling. As Conservative leader and three times prime minister, Baldwin presided over the beginning of his party's long twentieth-century dominance. He did so in new and difficult conditions: the onset of modern democratic politics, the rise of Labour, chronic economic depression, the General Strike, persistent newspaper attacks, imperial discontent, the Abdication, and the threats from Mussolini and Hitler. This book provides an understanding of Baldwin's career, including a serious analysis of the moral and intellectual influences of his early life. Its main concerns are the investigation of a Conservative mind, and its communication with the various audiences that constituted the political nation. This is not a conventional biography, but rather an examination of the nature of political leadership, Conservative politics and 'national values'., This study of a commanding Conservative politician is a major contribution to understanding Conservative ideology, 'Englishness' and the nature of British political leadership. It reinterprets the career of Stanley Baldwin, three times prime minister during the difficult 1920s and 1930s, and shows how his extraordinary dominance was based upon manipulation of widely held 'national values'., This book is both an examination of one of the dominant figures of twentieth-century British politics, and a contribution to the understanding of political leadership and Conservative ideology. It reinterprets the career of Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader 1923-37 and three times prime minister, in terms of his construction of a "public character," his exploitation of the new mass media, and his exposition of a distinctive Conservative doctrine and language. Baldwin's remarkable ascendancy is shown to have been based on his manipulation of widely-held "national values."

LC Classification NumberDA566.9.B15 W56 1999