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Baldwin Papers: A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947

Philip Williamson

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As British Conservative party leader and thrice prime minister during the 1920s and 1930s, Stanley Baldwin played a leading role in such celebrated episodes as the General Strike and the Abdication, and presided over a period of unusual Conservative dominance. Supplemented by an extensive commentary, this selection of his letters and reported conversations will be indispensable for understanding early twentieth-century British politics and public life. It will attract wide interest as an intimate portrait of an intriguing statesman.

Language: English

Pages: 560

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 20, 2009

ISBN: 0521118476

ISBN 13: 9780521118477

Baldwin Papers: A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947

Philip Williamson

4/5 ( ratings)

As British Conservative party leader and thrice prime minister during the 1920s and 1930s, Stanley Baldwin played a leading role in such celebrated episodes as the General Strike and the Abdication, and presided over a period of unusual Conservative dominance. Supplemented by an extensive commentary, this selection of his letters and reported conversations will be indispensable for understanding early twentieth-century British politics and public life. It will attract wide interest as an intimate portrait of an intriguing statesman.

Language: English

Pages: 560

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: August 20, 2009

ISBN: 0521118476

ISBN 13: 9780521118477

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