Baldwin Papers

Book Overview

As British Conservative party leader and thrice prime minister during the 1920s and 1930s, Stanley Baldwin played a leading role in such celebrated episodes as the General Strike and the Abdication, and presided over a period of unusual Conservative dominance. Supplemented by an extensive commentary, this selection of his letters and reported conversations will be indispensable for understanding early twentieth-century British politics and public life. It will attract wide interest as an intimate portrait of an intriguing statesman.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521580803
• ISBN13: 9780521580809
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"