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Callaghan Kenneth O. Morgan

Callaghan By Kenneth O. Morgan

Callaghan by Kenneth O. Morgan


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This biography covers every aspect of Jim Callaghan's career and sets it against the background of challenge and decline in British history in the second half of the 20th century, from decolonization in Africa, to entry into the European Community.

Callaghan Summary

Callaghan: A Life by Kenneth O. Morgan

Jim Callaghan's career in British public life is unique. Starting in humble circumstances, he went on to hold all the major offices of state: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and, for three tumultuous years, from 1976 to 1979, Prime Minister. No other politician in British history has achieved this distinction. Callaghan's famous imperturbability never went unchallenged. During his time in office he had to wrestle with the Devaluation Crisis, rioting in Northern Ireland, entry into the European Community, and the 'Winter of Discontent'. His relationships with Cabinet colleagues, trade union leaders, colonial nationalists and foreign heads of state were close and at times intense. In this absorbing biography, Kenneth O. Morgan sheds new light on Callaghan's role across the spectrum of international and domestic affairs. From the age of Attlee to the era of Blair, this meticulously researched study illuminates not only the life of its subject but also the history of the Labour Party's struggle to come to terms with the changes facing the nation at home and abroad. It makes indispensable reading for everyone interested in twentieth century British political life.

Table of Contents

PART ONE (1912-1964); 1. A naval childhood; 2. Union man; 3. A People's war; 4. Backbench critic; 5. Junior minister; 6. Opposition years; 7. House and Home; 8. End of Empire; 9. Hugh to Harold; 10. Into Power; PART TWO (1964-1976); 11. Baptism of fire; 12. Blown off course; 13. Devaluation and departure; 14. Law, disorder, and the permissive society; 15. Troubles, industrial and Irish; 16. Out of office; 17. In place of power; 18. Europe and the wider world; 19. Negotiating to succeed; 20. Kissinger and the Commonwealth; PART THREE (1976- ); 21. Into number 10; 22. Prime ministerial style; 23. Britain in hock; 24. A successful government; 25. International honest broker; 26. Election deferred; 27. Discontent and decline; 28. Dying fall; 29. Last phase of leadership; 30. Elder statesman; 31. Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index

Additional information

GOR002034258
9780198202165
0198202164
Callaghan: A Life by Kenneth O. Morgan
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
19970925
800
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