| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 458 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Joseph family tree; 1 ""Rather an Enigma . . .""; 2 Triumph and Tragedy; 3 ""Altruism and Egotism""; 4 The Start of an Innings; 5 The Man in Whitehall; 6 ""Blind""; 7 The First Crusade; 8 ""Inflammatory Filth""; 9 A Titanic Job; 10 ""Not a Conservative""; 11 ""A Good Mind Unharnessed""; 12 ""Really, Keith!""; 13 The Last Examination; 14 ""If you seek his monument. . .""; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern conservatism, Keith Joseph is commonly ranked among the most influential politicians of the late-20th century. A complex and enigmatic figure Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Challenging both the ""mad monk"" view held by his critics and his status of mythical hero to his admirers, the authors present a picture of Joseph as a thinker and decision-maker. the authors tell of Joseph's formative years before he entered Parliamnet in 1956: the powerful Jewish dynasty into which J. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Joseph, Keith, Sir, 1918-
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Joseph, Keith, Sir, 1918- |
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Conservative Party (Great Britain) -- Biography.
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Conservative Party (Great Britain) |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Joseph, Keith Joseph, Baron, 1918- |
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Joseph, Keith. |
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Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Politicians. |
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Great Britain. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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Politics and government. |
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1945- |
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Since 1945 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Garnett, Mark, 1963-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Denham, Andrew. Keith Joseph. Chesham, Bucks : Acumen, 2001 (DLC) 2001411781 (OCoLC)46602405 |
| ISBN |
9781317490258 (electronic book) |
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1317490258 (electronic book) |
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9781844653225 (electronic book) |
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1844653226 (electronic book) |
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190268303X |
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9781902683034 |
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1902683706 (paperback) |
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9781902683706 |
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