Attlee

By: David Howell

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 November 2006 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
168 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
2.5 x 1.5 x 0.15

Paperback

$33.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.44 with

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

Clement Attlee was a Labour politician and prime minister from 1945-51. He was the first Labour prime minister with an absolute Common's majority. Attlee's post-war government enacted a broad program of socialist legislation in spite of conditions of austerity in which rationing was actually extended. By the end of 1946 acts had been passed nationalizing the Bank of England and creating the National Health Service. The railways, the mines and supply of gas and electricity soon followed into public ownership. Meanwhile he had been closely involved in the process of dismantling the British Empire, with independence given to India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma. Yet he believed in Britain playing a strong role in world affairs, accepting British participation in the Korean War. His majority was reduced to six in the 1950 election and he lost the election of the following year. Attlee's modesty and quiet manner hid a great deal that has only come to light with historical reappraisal. In terms of the machinery of government, he was one of the most businesslike and effective of all the British prime ministers. Indeed he is widely praised by his successors, both Labour and Conservative. Illustrated

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies History Regional & National History European History British & Irish History Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes Political Leaders & Leadership Miscellaneous Items

The Life
An Unlikely Socialist	p. 1
Stepney and Parliament	p. 15
Party Leader and the War Cabinet	p. 41
The Leadership
'Annus Mirabilis'	p. 59
'Annus Horribilis'	p. 94
The Legacy
Assessment	p. 127
Notes	p. 146
Chronology	p. 153
Further Reading	p. 160
Picture Sources	p. 166
Index	p. 167
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Attlee

At a Glance

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Biographies

Fighting for Country

The extraordinary life of Reg Saunders, Australia's first Indigenous military officer, hero of two wars

The Big Steal

How steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta fooled Australia and the world

First of Her Kind

From Afghanistan to the Australian Air Force, one young woman's determination reshapes what's possible

Queens and Kings

An Unusually Personal History

Great and Unfortunate Things

A Suitable Man

The Eccentric Empire of Fletcher Jones

Grand Ambition

Paul Keating's global vision for Australia

Home Again

My life and times in a band called Shihad

More

The follow-up to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller

Reckoning

A Memoir

In the Realm of the Last Man

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE END OF HISTORY AND THE LAST MAN

Eleven

We Burn Them in the Sun

Buckets of Hope

A framework for navigating life's darkest moments

Life Without Limits

An Antarctic journey through pain and possibility

Susie

The Spinster Cookbook

Culture, politics and pleasure in the single woman's kitchen

The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944

The Summer That Changed Everything

All the Way to the River

My Story of Love, Loss and Liberation

100 Ways I Almost Died

The Steps

The powerful new memoir from the Academy Award-winning actor and icon

Crossroads

Stories of resilience, redemption and how they made their way back

Holding on to Happiness

An ordinary man's extraordinary story of love, loss and what matters in life

Great Australian Bush Festival Stories

Weird, wacky & wonderful tales from the heart of Australia

Juicy

How to Live a Life in the Wreckage of Expectations

This product is categorised by