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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807835203321

Autore

Denham Andrew

Titolo

Keith Joseph / / Andrew Denham & Mark Garnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49024-X

1-317-49025-8

1-315-71087-0

1-282-92124-X

9786612921247

1-84465-322-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 458 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarnettMark <1963->

Disciplina

328.41092

Soggetti

Politicians - Great Britain

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2001 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-448) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern Conservatism, Keith Joseph (1918-94) is commonly ranked among the most influential politicians of the late-twentieth century. A hugely complex and enigmatic figure, Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett's acclaimed biography has finally filled this gap in Conservative Party history. It provides not only a detailed picture of a career littered with controversy but also a major study of the role of ideas in politics. For a full understanding of the nature of contemporary British politics it is essential reading.