Callaghan A Life

by Morgan, Kenneth O.

• ISBN13: 9780198202165
• ISBN10: 0198202164
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The first biography of Labour leader Lord Callaghan, written by a major historian of contemporary Britain. Morgan employs much untapped primary material, as well as confidential interviews, to illuminate Callaghan's life, this history of the Labour Party, and many other aspects of British politics from the 1930s to the present. 8 pages of photos.

Author Biography

Kenneth O. Morgan was formerly Principal of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford. He is the author of The People's Peace: British History, 1945-1990 and the editor of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xv
PART ONE (1912-1964)	3	(200)
1. Naval Childhood	3	(17)
2. Union Man	20	(21)
3. People's War	41	(16)
4. Backbench Critic	57	(21)
5. Junior Minister	78	(27)
6. Opposition Years	105	(18)
7. House and Home	123	(13)
8. The Ending of Empire	136	(33)
9. Hugh to Harold	169	(23)
10. Into Power	192	(11)
PART TWO (1964-1976)	203	(266)
11. Baptism of Fire	203	(31)
12. Blown off Course	234	(26)
13. Devaluation and Departure	260	(30)
14. Law, Disorder, and the Permissive Society	290	(35)
15. Troubles, Industrial and Irish	325	(34)
16. Out of Office	359	(14)
17. In Place of Power	373	(19)
18. Europe and a Wider World	392	(16)
19. Negotiating to Succeed	408	(29)
20. Kissinger and the Commonwealth	437	(32)
PART THREE (1976- )	469	(299)
21. Into Number Ten	469	(16)
22. Prime Ministerial Style	485	(38)
23. Britain in Hock	523	(34)
24. A Successful Government	557	(31)
25. International Honest Broker	588	(38)
26. Election Deferred	626	(27)
27. Discontent and Decline	653	(24)
28. Dying Fall	677	(25)
29. Last Phase of Leadership	702	(21)
30. Elder Statesman	723	(26)
31. Conclusion	749	(19)
Select Bibliography	768	(13)
Index	781