Ernest Bevin : Labour's Churchill / Andrew Adonis.
Ernest Bevin : Labour's Churchill / Andrew Adonis.
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Publisher
London : Biteback Publishing, 2020.
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G 2020/4524 , G 2020/6082
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Orphan -- Dockers' KC -- General Strike -- Keynes -- Attlee -- Ernie -- War -- Victory -- Stalin -- Failures -- Bevin today.
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Publisher
London : Biteback Publishing, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
As a statesman, Ernest Bevin is second only to Churchill in impact and legacy. Born in abject poverty to a single mother, and with virtually no formal education, Bevin went on to become the founder of the largest trade union in British history and then made it to the top of politics and government. As Minister of Labour from 1940 to 1945, he was th...
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Ernest Bevin : Labour's Churchill / Andrew Adonis.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index.
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Ebook version : 9781785906138
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©2020
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G 2020/4524 , G 2020/6082
Record Identifier
74VKaqWqJJ23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaqWqJJ23
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ISBN
1785905988
9781785905988
DDC
941.082092
MMS ID
991024327917902626
