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Baldwin Papers: A Conservative Statesman, 1908-1947 Book

An edited selection of three times prime minister Stanley Baldwin's letters and reported conversations.Read More

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  • Book Description

    Stanley Baldwin was British Conservative party leader and three times prime minister during the 1920s and 1930s. He took a leading part in such celebrated episodes as the General Strike and the Abdication, and presided over a period of unusual Conservative dominance. He was also, and has remained, a controversial figure. This selection of his letters and reported conversations, assisted by an extensive commentary, will be indispensable for understanding early twentieth-century British politics and public life, and will attract wide interest as an intimate portrait of an intriguing statesman.

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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.

  • 0521118476
  • 9780521118477
  • 20 August 2009
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 560
  • 1
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