Our New Masters
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A sharp and witty work of political commentary, Our New Masters presents a scathing critique of the British Labour movement and the trade union leadership of the mid-twentieth century. Colm Brogan, a conservative journalist known for his incisive prose, argues that the rising power of organized labor and socialist ideology posed a fundamental threat to individual liberty and democratic governance in Britain. With biting humor and pointed analysis, the text illustrates how the rhetoric of the working class was increasingly wielded by a new political elite more interested in consolidating power than in genuine social reform. Brogan's arguments are delivered with the confidence of a polemicist who refuses to soften his conclusions, making this a provocative and entertaining read for anyone interested in mid-century British politics and the ideological battles that shaped the postwar era.
Author: Colm Brogan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1947, Hollis and Carter
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A sharp and witty work of political commentary, Our New Masters presents a scathing critique of the British Labour movement and the trade union leadership of the mid-twentieth century. Colm Brogan, a conservative journalist known for his incisive prose, argues that the rising power of organized labor and socialist ideology posed a fundamental threat to individual liberty and democratic governance in Britain. With biting humor and pointed analysis, the text illustrates how the rhetoric of the working class was increasingly wielded by a new political elite more interested in consolidating power than in genuine social reform. Brogan's arguments are delivered with the confidence of a polemicist who refuses to soften his conclusions, making this a provocative and entertaining read for anyone interested in mid-century British politics and the ideological battles that shaped the postwar era.