Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee

TY - BOOK

T1 - Citizen Clem

T2 - A Biography of Attlee

AU - Bew, John

N1 - First published in September 2016 with the print ISBN 9781780879895

PY - 2017/9/1

Y1 - 2017/9/1

N2 - Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister who presided over Britain’s radical postwar government, delivering the end of the Empire in India, the foundation of the NHS and Britain’s place in NATO. Called ‘a sheep in sheep’s clothing’, his reputation has long been that of an unassuming character in the shadow of Churchill. But as John Bew’s revelatory biography shows, Attlee was not only a hero of his age, but an emblem of it; and his life tells the story of how Britain changed over the twentieth century.Here, Bew pierces Attlee’s reticence to examine the intellect and beliefs of Britain’s greatest – and least appreciated – peacetime prime minister. This edition includes a new preface by the author in response to the 2017 general election.

AB - Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister who presided over Britain’s radical postwar government, delivering the end of the Empire in India, the foundation of the NHS and Britain’s place in NATO. Called ‘a sheep in sheep’s clothing’, his reputation has long been that of an unassuming character in the shadow of Churchill. But as John Bew’s revelatory biography shows, Attlee was not only a hero of his age, but an emblem of it; and his life tells the story of how Britain changed over the twentieth century.Here, Bew pierces Attlee’s reticence to examine the intellect and beliefs of Britain’s greatest – and least appreciated – peacetime prime minister. This edition includes a new preface by the author in response to the 2017 general election.

KW - Attlee

KW - Labour Party

KW - British history

KW - Diplomacy

KW - Politics and government

KW - Socialism

KW - Biography

KW - Prime ministers

M3 - Book

SN - 9781780879925

BT - Citizen Clem

PB - Quercus Publishing

CY - London

ER -