Another fine biography of this complicated and (until earlier this year) neglected politician.
A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldane
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978178649281406/08/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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Unjustly ejected from the Liberal government in 1915 as a 'German sympathiser', Haldane's influence on many of our institutions was great, and lasting.
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Lodge was hugely significant in US politics, from his influence with Eisenhower and as ambassador to Vietnam, right up to the 1970s. He did more than anyone else to transform the Republicans... read more
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An ironic moment, perhaps, for a major new biography of the man who first uttered, 'The lamps are going out all over Europe' (August, 1914)... Grey remains the longest-ever serving Foreign S... read more
Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey
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Following the catastrophe in which Henry's heir was drowned, England sank into a terrible civil war in which English, Normans, Scots and Welsh competed in the ancient game of thrones.