The Benn diaries
Benn, Tony, 1925-20142017
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Tony Benn was one of the twentieth century's most charismatic politicians. 'The Benn Diaries', kept for almost seventy years, are a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of the political life of our times. This single-volume edition is the selected highlights of the complete diaries from Tony's schooldays in the 1940s until he ceased keeping a record of his day-to-day thoughts in 2009. The narrative starts with Tony as a schoolboy and takes the reader through his experience as a trainee pilot during the war, his tentative first days as a backbencher in Atlee's post-war government, through his battle to remain in the Commons after the death of his father. From cabinet posts and leadership battles, through election highs ands lows to becoming a retired widower. Tony Benn was a consistently radical voice campaigning for the causes he was passionate about. This volume is the definitive legacy of the best political diarist of our times.
Main title:
The Benn diaries / edited by Ruth Winstone.
Edition:
[New edition].
Imprint:
London : Hutchinson, 2017.London : Hutchinson, 2017.
Collation:
xxix, 705 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 1995."The definitive collection"--Dust jacket.Previous edition: London: Hutchinson, 1995.
ISBN:
9781786330765 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.085
Language:
English
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BRN:
1711666