Tony Benn [electronic resource] : A Biography
Adams, Jad2011
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Tony Benn has been portrayed as both hero and villain, as a creative and as a destructive force. This comprehensively revised edition of Jad Adams's classic biography, is written with unparalleled access to Benn's private records, and describes the long and turbulent career of one of the most charismatic politicians of the last hundred years. The first biography to have been written with full access to the Benn archives chronicles the behind-the-scenes story of Benn's bitter battles with every leader of the Labour Party since Gaitskell. It details his service in the governments of Wilson and Callaghan, his role as a champion of the left during the Labour Party's long period in opposition, his retirement from Parliament, to spend more time involved in politics in 2001, and his subsequent emergence as a leading figure of the British opposition to the war in Iraq.
Main title:
Tony Benn [electronic resource] : A Biography / Jad Adams
Author:
Adams, Jad, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Biteback Publishing, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Jad Adams is a historian, writer and broadcaster. His books include Hideous Absinthe: History of the Devil in a Bottle (2004) and biographies of Gandhi, Rudyard Kipling, Emmeline Pankhurst, and the Nehru dynasty.
ISBN:
9781849542562
Language:
English
BRN:
2792692
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