Macmillan: A Study In Ambiguity
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark political biography, Macmillan: A Study in Ambiguity chronicles the life and career of Harold Macmillan, one of Britain's most enigmatic post-war Prime Ministers. Anthony Sampson, one of the twentieth century's most incisive political journalists, presents a penetrating portrait of a man defined by contradictions — an aristocratic publisher who championed the working class, a consummate showman who concealed deep personal wounds. The biography uncovers the paradoxes at the heart of Macmillan's political persona, tracing his journey from the trenches of World War One through the corridors of Downing Street and his famous wind of change speech that reshaped Britain's relationship with its empire. Written with sharp intelligence and authoritative insight, Sampson illustrates how Macmillan's carefully constructed ambiguity was both his greatest political weapon and his most enduring legacy.
Author: Anthony Sampson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark political biography, Macmillan: A Study in Ambiguity chronicles the life and career of Harold Macmillan, one of Britain's most enigmatic post-war Prime Ministers. Anthony Sampson, one of the twentieth century's most incisive political journalists, presents a penetrating portrait of a man defined by contradictions — an aristocratic publisher who championed the working class, a consummate showman who concealed deep personal wounds. The biography uncovers the paradoxes at the heart of Macmillan's political persona, tracing his journey from the trenches of World War One through the corridors of Downing Street and his famous wind of change speech that reshaped Britain's relationship with its empire. Written with sharp intelligence and authoritative insight, Sampson illustrates how Macmillan's carefully constructed ambiguity was both his greatest political weapon and his most enduring legacy.