Macmillan
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-40803-6 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-40803-6 (ISBN)
This study of the life, career and times of Harold Macmillan, traces his rise to influence under Churchill during World War II, explores the origins and nature of his political ideas and ambitions, and analyzes his political manoeuvring after Suez, and his premiership.
Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend on how posterity judges his understanding of these changes, and his skill in adapting himself and his country to meet them. This short but trenchant study of his aims, abilities and achievements concentrates on the premiership, against the background of his political education and rise to power.
Harold Macmillan presided over the dissolution of the British Empire and the first stages of irreversible economic decline. It was an unlucky end to a political career which had seen Britain's steady extinction as a Great Power, and his reputation will depend on how posterity judges his understanding of these changes, and his skill in adapting himself and his country to meet them. This short but trenchant study of his aims, abilities and achievements concentrates on the premiership, against the background of his political education and rise to power.
John Turner
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Supermac 1894-1986
1. The last Edwardian
2. Launching a Career 1922-40
3. The Second World War 1938-45
4. The Greasy Pole 1944-55
5. The Opportunity 1955-56
6. From Suez to Paris Summit
7. From the Paris Summit to Test-Ban Treaty
8. Imperial Retreat
9. Towards Europe
10. 'Is it too good to last?' Policy and Politics at Home 1957-63
11. Macmillan in perspective
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.10.2017 |
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Reihe/Serie | Profiles In Power |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 453 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-40803-4 / 1138408034 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-40803-6 / 9781138408036 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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