Product Description

Clement Attlee has been acclaimed by many as Britains' greatest 20th-century Prime Minister. Yet somehow Attlee the man remains elusive and little known. This biography examines the myths that have arisen around this key figure of British political life and offers a vivid portrait of the man and his politics.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99095 in Books
• Published on: 2010-08-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .2 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 344 pages

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Review
'a thoroughly impressive piece of work - authoritative, reliable andperceptive ... This is rightly billed as a 'political biography' and in therealm of politics it is remarkably sure-footed' --Anthony Howard

'Very interesting and well researched. The reader gets a real sense ofAttlee's life and politics, and the portrait of him is well-rounded andnuanced. This biography will be very useful for students seeking to gain a clear understanding of Attlee and marks a useful addition to the canon of Labour history' --Matthew Worley, Lecturer in History, University of Reading

'brisk, well-written and admirably clear-sighted biography' --Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

About the Author
Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds is a lecturer in politics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, specialising in twentieth-century British government. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a practising barrister.