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Barbara Castle was only the fourth woman ever to hold a Cabinet post. She might well have been the first woman prime minister but for a fatal decision which almost brought down the government. This in-depth biography look at both the pioneering woman politician, who was unafraid to speak her mind and who was a vociferous campaigner against colonialism and nuclear arms amongsother causes, and the woman behind the political mask—a daughter of socialist believers, a wife of a Fleet Street newspaperman, and a lover of William Mellor, one of the most important socialist thinkers of the 20th century. Her career is a history of the Labor Party from its radical beginnings as the Independent Labor Party through to the reigns and compromises of government. She became an MP in 1945 and remained in the House of Commons for 34 years. She was the first woman to hold more than one portfolio in successive Wilson administrations and her life has as much resonance in today's political climate as it did in her heyday. After her time in the House of Commons, she went on to become and MEP in 1979 and then a peer in 1990. She died in 2002, but her memory lives on and this is a remarkable story of a remarkable woman.
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An in-depth biography of Barbara Castle, one of the most important figures of Labour politics in the 20th century. It looks at both the pioneering woman politician and the woman behind the political mask.
Published London: Andre Deutsch, 2011
Liverpool central library 941.085092/MAR
"This year (2016) marks the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, the fiftieth anniversary of his most impressive general election victory and forty years since his dramatic resignation as Prime Minister.
He was one of the longest-serving premiers of the twentieth century, having won a staggering four general elections, yet, despite this monumental record, his place in Labour’s history remains somewhat ambiguous.
By the end of his two periods in power, both the left and right of the party were highly critical of Wilson – the former regarding him as a traitor to socialism, the latter as contributing directly to British decline.
With contributions from leading experts in the fields of political study, and from Wilson’s own contemporaries, this remarkable new study offers a timely and wide-ranging reappraisal of one of the giants of twentieth-century politics, examining the context within which he operated, his approach to leadership and responses to changing social and economic norms, the successes and failure of his policies, and how he was viewed by peers from across the political spectrum. Finally, it examines the overall impact of Harold Wilson on the development of British politics."
Orwell said "If there is hope, it lies in the proles." Whilst champagne socialists see diversity idealised at university, the common folk experience it first hand in their neighbour hoods.
The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 2nd revised edition
Benny Morris' The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem was published in 1988. Its startling revelations about how and why 700,000 Palestinians left their homes and became refugees during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 undermined traditional interpretations as to whether they left voluntarily or were expelled as part of a systematic plan. This book represents a revised edition of the earlier work, compiled on the basis of newly-opened Israeli military archives. While the focus remains the 1948 war and the analysis of the Palestinian exodus, the new material contains more information about what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how events there led to the collapse of Palestinian urban society. It also sheds light on the battles and atrocities that resulted in the disintegration of rural communities. The story is a harrowing one. The refugees now number four million and their existence remains a major obstacle to peace.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date: June 2012
Print publication year: 2003
Online ISBN: 9780511816659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816659
Subjects: History after 1945 (General) , Middle East Studies, Area Studies, History, Middle East History, Middle East Government,Politics and Policy
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies (18)
Benny Morris' The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem was published in 1988. Its startling revelations about how and why 700,000 Palestinians left their homes and became refugees during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 undermined traditional interpretations as to whether they left voluntarily or were expelled as part of a systematic plan. This book represents a revised edition of the earlier work, compiled on the basis of newly-opened Israeli military archives. While the focus remains the 1948 war and the analysis of the Palestinian exodus, the new material contains more information about what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how events there led to the collapse of Palestinian urban society. It also sheds light on the battles and atrocities that resulted in the disintegration of rural communities. The story is a harrowing one. The refugees now number four million and their existence remains a major obstacle to peace.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date: June 2012
Print publication year: 2003
Online ISBN: 9780511816659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816659
Subjects: History after 1945 (General) , Middle East Studies, Area Studies, History, Middle East History, Middle East Government,Politics and Policy
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies (18)
1948 neighbouring Arab States attacked Israel yet over the years all Arab countries with UNRWA never gave refugees citizenship hence the displaced persons figure is now 5 million descendants from 700,000.
This book is designed as a timely analysis of the rise of post-modern conservatism in many Western countries across the globe. It provides a theoretical overview of post-modernism, why post-modern conservatism emerged, what distinguishes it from other variants of conservatism and differing political doctrines, and how post-modern conservatism governs in practice. First developing a unique genealogy of conservative thought, arguing that the historicist and irrationalist strains of conservatism were ripe for mutation into post-modern form under the right social and cultural conditions, then providing a new unique theoretical framework to describe the conditions for the emergence of post-modern conservatism, The Rise of Post-modern Conservatism applies its theoretical framework to a concrete analysis of the politics of the day. Ultimately, it aims to help us understand the emergence and rise of identity oriented alt right movements and their “populist” spokesmen particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, and now Italy.
David Cameron’s sudden resignation unleashed a leadership contest like no other – and saw the showier rivals for his crown fall one by one with dizzying speed. So how did the daughter of an Oxfordshire vicar rise to the top job with such ease? In this fascinating biography, Rosa Prince explores the self-styled unflashy politician whose commitment to public service was instilled in her from childhood.
Paperback, 416 pages
ISBN: 9781785902734
10 October 2017
On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day the USSR was officially no more and the USA had emerged as the world’s sole superpower. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents a page-turning account of the preceding five months of drama, filled with failed coups d’état and political intrigue.
Honing in on this previously disregarded but crucial period and using recently declassified documents and original interviews with key participants, he shatters the established myths of 1991 and presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union’s final months. Plokhy argues that contrary to the triumphalist Western narrative, George H. W. Bush desperately wanted to preserve the Soviet Union and keep Gorbachev in power, and that it was Ukraine and not the US that played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The consequences of those five months and the myth-making that has since surrounded them are still being felt in Crimea, Russia, the US, and Europe today.
With its spellbinding narrative and strikingly fresh perspective, The Last Empire is the essential account of one of the most important watershed periods in world history, and is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to make sense of international politics today.
_________Reviews_________
‘Serhii Plokhy’s great achievement in this wonderfully well-written account is to show that much of the triumphalist transatlantic view of the Soviet collapse is historiographical manure… The author explains as no one in English has until now, just how central Ukraine was to the viability of any sort of Soviet bloc… it’s bracing and timely… well worth reading’
—The Times
'A poignantly accurate examination of the last four months in the existence of the USSR...a grippingly captivating story'. — International Affairs
‘Fascinating and readable… the cast is terrific… Beautifully written’
Slightly perplexing at the outset, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is one of those cinematic products that cause me to marvel at the creative talents sometimes evident in that industry.
Tom Hanks & Matthew Rhys (from the film); plus Esquire's cover featuring Tom Junod's article
Perhaps familiarity with MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, a television program familiar to most Americans of a certain age, helps a viewer appreciate the curious style of this film a little quicker. However even without that familiarity, its human interest and philosophical content soon override the film's [& Mister Rogers'] somewhat unique eccentricity.
Screened on Film4 on Sunday evening, I expect it will show up in the listings again soon. I recommend it.
Slightly perplexing at the outset, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is one of those cinematic products that cause me to marvel at the creative talents sometimes evident in that industry.
Tom Hanks & Matthew Rhys (from the film); plus Esquire's cover featuring Tom Junod's article
Perhaps familiarity with MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, a television program familiar to most Americans of a certain age, helps a viewer appreciate the curious style of this film a little quicker. However even without that familiarity, its human interest and philosophical content soon override the film's [& Mister Rogers'] somewhat unique eccentricity.
Screened on Film4 on Sunday evening, I expect it will show up in the listings again soon. I recommend it.
One of my favourite films ever, you can see the mister Rogers story on sky, this man a small town preacher knew exactly the minds of children and thought he could use the new medium of television for good , the whole Tom hanks film is as real as can be I swear I can’t think about this or the mr Rogers story without crying it’s so beautiful.
I fill up everytime I think of this man .
Everything is done by Tom Hanks particularly well and accurate from his mannerisms to the red cardigan that’s still in an American museum
The article on that link to the Esquire magazine is a pure treat .
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A short, readable and very up-to-date account of Volodymyr Zelensky's career as an actor /comedian become President of Ukraine, this biography by Steven Derix with Marina Shelkunova is available from Sefton's library service.
A few interesting details from this book include details of Zelensky's early life, a brief part of which was spent in Mongolia, but also Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast where because an open-cast iron ore mine the inhabitants breathed red dust. Evidently, Zelensky's first language was Russian and though he learned Ukrainian at school, it wasn't until he engaged in politics that he felt it useful to improve the latter.
His comedy troupe Kvartal 95 was very popular in Russia, appearing on Russian television and touring extensively there.
Perhaps the most interesting details deal with Soviet era and post-Soviet endemic corruption embedded in the culture of both countries. So much so in fact that prior to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, President Zelensky was frequently called-out by the EU and international observers for exceptional measures he was obliged to make in order to fulfil his promise to rid Ukraine of its corruption and eventually, hopefully its poverty.
Well, I'm currently listening to this - The Diary of a Secret Tory MP.
I know some forum members have problems with satire, but this book is entirely true. I have had to make sure I'm not eating or drinking anything while listening, otherwise I'd have food and drink all over the place.
I keep having to rewind and play some sentences again.
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