| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 385 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published: 2002. |
|
"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2004." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-369) and index. |
| Summary |
With In Churchill's Shadow, David Cannadine offers an intriguing look at ways in which perceptions of a glorious past have continued to haunt the British present, often crushing efforts to shake them off. The book centers on Churchill. |
| Contents |
Preface; PART ONE: CHURCHILL IN HIS WORLD; 1. Parliament: The Palace of Westminster as the Palace of Varieties; 2. Statecraft: The Haunting Fear of National Decline; 3. Thrones: Churchill and Monarchy in Britain and Beyond; 4. Language: Churchill as the Voice of Destiny; PART TWO: POLITICS IN DIVERSE MODES; 5. Locality: The 'Chamberlain Tradition' and Birmingham; 6. Piety: Josiah Wedgwood and the History of Parliament; 7. Emollience: Stanley Baldwin and Francis Brett Young; 8. Diplomacy: G. M. Trevelyan and R. B. Merriman; PART THREE: VANISHING SUPREMACIES? |
|
9. Tradition: Gilbert and Sullivan as a 'National Institution'10. Conservation: The National Trust and the National Heritage; 11. Sentiment: Noël Coward's Patriotic Ardour; 12. Fantasy: Ian Fleming and the Realities of Escapism; Acknowledgements; A Note on Sources; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
|
|
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. |
|
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
|
|
Great Britain. |
|
Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
|
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 20th century.
|
|
Civilization. |
|
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century.
|
| Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Cannadine, David, 1950- In Churchill's shadow. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 9780195171563 (OCoLC)55740271 |
| ISBN |
1280965851 (electronic book) |
|
9781280965852 (electronic book) |
|
9780198040996 (electronic book) |
|
0198040997 (electronic book) |
|
