Famously beating Churchill in the 1945 election, Attlee's post-war government enacted a broad programme of socialist legislation in spite of conditions of austerity in which rationing was actually extended. He also gave independence to India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma.

About David Howell

David Howell is Professor of Politics at the University of York, and one of Britain's leading experts in Labour Movement history. He is the editor of the Dictionary of Labour Biography and author of (amongst others) A Lost Left and Respectable Radicals: Studies in the Politics of Railway Trade Unionism.

Additional information

Sku

GOR009404995

ISBN 13

9781904950646

ISBN 10

1904950647

Title

Attlee by David Howell

Author

David Howell

Series

20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Haus Publishing

Year published

2006-09-15

Number of pages

168

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins