Choose Your Weapons
The British Foreign Secretary
$51.82
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2011
Summary
When writing his magnificent life of Robert Peel, Douglas Hurd found himself caught up again in a debate that has always fascinated him as a former diplomat and Foreign Secretary - the argument between the noisy popular liberal interventionist approach and the more conservative diplomatic approach concentrating on co-operation between other nations.
Hurd concentrates on personalities and circumstances, beginning with the dramatic antagonism after Waterloo between Canning (liberal, pop…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828526 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753828529 |
| Author: | Douglas Hurd |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 136mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Unexpectedly enjoyable…it’s a spry account with some vivid vignettes.– Ian Pindar , GUARDIAN
A book of authority and insight – Dominic Sandbrook * SUNDAY TIMES *Unexpectedly enjoyable…it’s a spry account with some vivid vignettes. – Ian Pindar * GUARDIAN *A fascinating insight into the second most powerful job in British politics. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *
About The Author
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd was an MP from 1974 to 1997. He served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Home Secretary, and Foreign Secretary. He is the (co-)author of many thrillers, his MEMOIRS, and the highly acclaimed ROBERT PEEL.
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