{"product_id":"british-prime-ministers-from-balfour-to-brown-paperback","title":"British Prime Ministers From Balfour to Brown - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGraham Goodlad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origins of the post of Prime Minister can be traced back to the eighteenth century when Sir Robert Walpole became the monarch's principal minister. From the dawn of the twentieth century to the early years of the twenty-first, however, both the power and the significance of the role have been transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish Prime Ministers from Balfour to Brown explores the personalities and achievements of those twenty individuals who have held the highest political office between 1902 and 2010. It includes studies of the dominant premiers who helped shape Britain in peace and war - Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher and Blair - as well as portraits of the less familiar, from Asquith and Baldwin to Wilson and Heath. Each chapter gives a concise account of its subject's rise to power, ideas and motivations, and governing style, as well as examining his or her contribution to policy-making and handling of the major issues of the time. Robert Pearce and Graham Goodlad explore each Prime Minister's interaction with colleagues and political parties, as well as with Cabinet, Parliament and other key institutions of government. Furthermore they assess the significance, and current reputation, of each of the premiers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book charts both the evolving importance of the office of Prime Minister and the continuing restraints on the exercise of power by Britain's leaders. These concise, accessible and stimulating biographies provide an essential resource for students of political history and general readers alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Pearce\u003c\/strong\u003e, formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Cumbria, is the author of many books on British and European history. The editor of \u003ci\u003eHistory Review\u003c\/i\u003e from 1998 to 2012, he is the General Editor of \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Historical Biographies\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eGraham Goodlad\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of Studies at St John's College, Southsea. He has written widely on nineteenth and twentieth century British political history, most recently an essay in the collection \u003ci\u003eGladstone and Ireland \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), edited by D.G. Boyce and Alan O'Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468141412605,"sku":"9780415669832","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UFdrWUcrd20wWFl4MnVDTmtHT3hrUT09.webp?v=1777285553","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/british-prime-ministers-from-balfour-to-brown-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}