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UNINA9910459470303321 |
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Autore |
Denham Andrew |
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Titolo |
Keith Joseph / / Andrew Denham & Mark Garnett |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-317-49025-8 |
1-315-71087-0 |
1-282-92124-X |
9786612921247 |
1-84465-322-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (479 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Politicians - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Politics and government 1945- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2001 by Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Joseph family tree; 1 ""Rather an Enigma . . .""; 2 Triumph and Tragedy; 3 ""Altruism and Egotism""; 4 The Start of an Innings; 5 The Man in Whitehall; 6 ""Blind""; 7 The First Crusade; 8 ""Inflammatory Filth""; 9 A Titanic Job; 10 ""Not a Conservative""; 11 ""A Good Mind Unharnessed""; 12 ""Really, Keith!""; 13 The Last Examination; 14 ""If you seek his monument. . .""; Bibliography; Index |
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Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern conservatism, Keith Joseph is commonly ranked among the most influential politicians of the late-20th century. A complex and enigmatic figure Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Challenging both the ""mad monk"" view held by his critics and his status of mythical hero to his admirers, the authors present a picture of Joseph as a thinker and decision-maker. the authors tell of Joseph's formative years before he entered Parliamnet in 1956: the powerful Jewish dynasty into which J |
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