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About the Author
PETER CLARK is a writer and translator, has degrees from Keele and Leicester universities, and is a Research Associate at the SOAS, University of London. He worked in the overseas service of the British Council for over thirty years, has translated novels, plays and history from Arabic and written books on Istanbul and Marmaduke Pickthall. He is the author of Dickens's London and Churchill's Britain.
Reviews
'An endlessly fascinating account of a truly seismic moment in British history. Peter Clark records that moment by introducing us to the first non-aristocrats to govern this country. It's a mystery why nobody thought to tell this amazing story before but nobody could have told it better. Brilliantly conceived and beautifully expounded.'ALAN JOHNSON; 'At the centenary of the first Labour government in 1924, Peter Clark fluently and lucidly illuminates British politics in the early decades of the 20th century, give insightful short biographies of the Labour cabinet and a sharp account of their nine months 'in office but not in power', and shows how the 18-year-old Labour Party was taken from the fringe of significance to being the alternative for Government.'NEIL KINNOCK; 'The events of 1924 changed British political history forever. A good study of the government and its principal actors was long overdue. Now, on the centenary, we have it.' ANTHONY SELDON; 'The Men of 1924 is a compelling account of the remarkable group of politicians who shaped not only a seminal moment in Labour Party history but also influenced our national story for many years afterwards.'NICK THOMAS-SYMONDS.
Book Information
ISBN 9781913368814
Author Peter Clark
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Haus Publishing
Publisher Haus Publishing