| Description |
xiv, 306 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. |
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Routledge historical biographies |
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Routledge historical biographies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-290). |
| Contents |
Preface -- Family and early life -- Early manhood -- Birmingham businessman -- Birmingham politics -- Whitehall and Westminster -- Member of Parliament -- Politics and ambition 1923-1929 -- Opposition and national government 1929-1931 -- Chancellor again 1931-1935 -- Foreign policy, kings and rearmament 1935-1937 -- Prime Minister -- War and death. |
| Summary |
In this new biography, Nick Smart offers a picture conditioned more by the opinions of contemporaries than by hindsight, examining Chamberlain's life, career, achievements and failures. Stressing that the system in which Chamberlain found himself operating had more impact on the historical developments than anything he did personally, Smart describes a man who was hardworking but ultimately out of his depth, destined to be remembered in history as the fall-guy to Winston Churchill's hero. --from publisher description |
| Subject |
Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940.
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Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936.
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| ISBN |
9780415367974 |
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0415367972 |
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9780415458658 (pbk.) |
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041545865X (pbk.) |
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