Download or read book Narratives of Delusion in the Political Practice of the Labour Left 1931 1945 written by Roger Spalding and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out a challenging re-interpretation of the politics of Labour’s left-wing. It shows how the Left developed a range of simplistic, self-sustaining narratives, rather than supported analyses, to guide its actions in the aftermath of the political crisis of 1931. This approach, it is argued, persisted down to the opening years of the present century; its employment in part explaining the decline of the pre-Corbyn Left. The narratives developed by the Left reflected a belief in the existence of a working class waiting to be led in a radical direction. The leading figures of the Left often had limited direct contact with working people, but, within their narratives, the responses of their target audience were predictable and automatic. The Left created an idealised working class that behaved as the Left wished. In addition, the book questions the popular view, often enhanced by biographers of many of these Labour Left leaders.
Download or read book The Forgotten Women of Ireland written by John (Jack) Flynn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forgotten Women of Ireland is about Bridget and Mary Garahy together with approximately four thousand other women from Ireland. They came to Australia before 1855 to marry Australian men, as there was a shortage of women at that time!
Download or read book The art of the possible written by Chris Williams and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958–2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government. Chronologically its span runs from the first general election to be conducted under the terms of the Third Reform Act through to the 1997 referenda in favour of devolved assemblies in Scotland and Wales. This was the period in which British politicians most obviously addressed a mass, British-wide electorate, seeking national approval for policies and programmes to be enacted on a UK-wide basis. Aimed at scholars and students of modern British history this volume will also interest the general reader who wishes to get to grips with some of the latest thinking about British politics.
Download or read book Victor Gollancz written by Ruth Dudley Edwards and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Gollancz was a teacher, publisher, author and campaigner who spent his life passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. If it's as a publisher that he is remembered above all, nonetheless in many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid-twentieth century: he founded the Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign Against Capital Punishment. For this biography, first published in 1987, Ruth Dudley Edwards had access to all the Gollancz family and firm papers, and produced an honest, searching work which not only reveals an extraordinary man but throws light on many of the political and social events of his times. 'Frequently gripping and always readable.' John Gross, Observer 'Consistently enthralling and a brilliant achievement.' Hilary Rubinstein, Spectator 'One of the fullest and richest portraits of a contemporary individual we have had.' Anthony Curtis, Financial Times 'I would trust anyone's life to Ruth Dudley Edwards.' Terence De Vere White, Irish Times
Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Chris Wrigley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated A–Z biographical companion presents information about all aspects of Winston Churchill's remarkable career, spotlighting the events and people with whom he was most closely associated. When Winston Churchill was still in his teens, he was already a man in a hurry—partly due to his fear that, like his father, he would die young. Born into aristocratic politics, he sought glory through battle as a means to secure a position in politics, fame, and money through the writing of books. To promote their careers, both he and his father made full use of their family connections and the allure of their social life. Among the telling details revealed are that his mother, Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph), was an American heiress and was his major adviser and reliable friend when he was younger, and that his wife, Clementine, disliked and distrusted many of Winston's political cronies. This A–Z biographical dictionary covers everything from his grandiose spending, trademark agar and whiskey sodas, and silk underwear to his mother's many marriages and affairs, and his relationships with Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II.
Download or read book The House Divided written by Basil Graham Conrade Webb and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hidden Truth of Your Name written by Nomenology Project and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the secret wisdom of Kabbalah, the Runes, and Numerology--an unprecedented guide to unlocking the hidden power of your name. Your name is not only your calling card, it also may determine how your life will unfold. Mystics have studied the energies associated with names for centuries, but The Hidden Truth of Your Name is the first book to synthesize their fascinating findings into one compelling resource--offering in-depth profiles of 750 American names. Created by a team of linguistic experts and specialists, this beguiling reference guides you through the illuminating intricacies of three ancient systems of divination--and shows you how to apply them to create a subtly nuanced portrait of any name you choose. - KABBALAH--This ancient Hebrew system of letter-and-number analysis helps you discover what the mathematics of your name adds up to in terms of work, relationships, and spiritual energies. - THE RUNES--The letters of this old northern European alphabet, for centuries an honored source of religious and magical values, open surprising windows to self-discovery and change. - NUMEROLOGY--The key numbers of your name contain potent truths about the positive and negative aspects of your true nature--and your destiny. Complete with the principle colors, gemstones, and herbs that harmonize with each name, this delightfully accessible book at last gives you the means to uncover the hidden truth and unique traits of your name. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book The Hill and Beyond written by Alistair D. McGown and published by . This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variety that is children's television drama is recalled in this book; shows such as: "Grange Hill"; "Stig of The Dump"; "The Railway Children"; "The Magician's House"; "The Chronicles of Narnia"; and "The Box of Delights". It lists entries on every British-made children's drama to have been shown on UK screens since 1950. Critical appraisals assess the kind of stories told for children, along with all the technical data and trivia. Programmes from the BBC and ITV are assessed, whether they were adaptations of literary classics or new, contemporary dramas, adventure, fantasy or science fiction.
Download or read book Goodbye Fleet Street written by Robert Edwards and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1988 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoires van de Britse journalist, o.a. hoofdredacteur van Daily Express, People en Sunday Mirror.
Download or read book Folk Like Me written by K.M. Lucchese and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of the saints are either too grisly for little kids or too saccharine for older ones. But this collection appeals to both groups with a combination of gentle humor and frankness – battle-tested at the author’s weekly chapel services at the school where she teaches. It’s organized into two full school years, with each saint’s story falling on or near his or her special day so that each story can be a springboard to a creative seasonal teaching unit or small festival. Saints represent a wide variety of ethnic and geographic backgrounds.
Download or read book The Sugar Factory written by Robert Carter and published by Atheneum Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Left was Never Right written by Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St. Marylebone and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vote Labour Why written by Licinius (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Time and Tide written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Learnings from SEEK Learning To Guarantee You re The Most Fascinating Person In The Room written by SEEK Learning and published by SEEK Learning. This book was released on with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to the curious, the knowledge-seekers, the inquisitors, the questioners -- and of course, those simply wanting to learn more. A special thank you to the 3652 individual authors who contributed to this book. May their Learnings become yours. Once you've had your learnings fill, learn a little more with SEEK Learning.
Download or read book Saints Cults in the Celtic World written by Stephen I. Boardman and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.
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